The Wicked Sons of Eli

12 Now the sons of Eli were (A)corrupt;[a] (B)they did not know the Lord.

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:12 Lit. sons of Belial

Eli’s Wicked Sons

12 Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard(A) for the Lord.

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17 Therefore the sin of the young men was very great (A)before the Lord, for men (B)abhorred[a] the offering of the Lord.

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:17 despised

17 This sin of the young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they[a] were treating the Lord’s offering with contempt.(A)

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text people

Prophecy Against Eli’s Household

22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard everything his sons did to all Israel, [a]and how they lay with (A)the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:22 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; DSS, LXX omit rest of verse

22 Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything(A) his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women(B) who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

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