1 Samuel 2:27-29

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²⁷ A man of God came to Eli and said to him,^(A) “This is what the Lord says: ‘Didn’t I reveal Myself to your ancestral house when it was in Egypt and belonged to Pharaoh’s palace?^{(B) 28} Out of all the tribes of Israel, I selected your house^[a] to be priests, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence.^(C) I also gave your house all the Israelite fire offerings. ²⁹ Why, then, do all of you despise My sacrifices and offerings that I require at the place of worship?^(D) You have honored your sons more than Me,^(E) by making yourselves fat with the best part of all of the offerings of My people Israel.’