He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.”
1 Samuel 2:17 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Thus the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of the Lord; for the men treated the offering of the Lord with contempt. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So the sin of the [two] young men was very great before the Lord, for they despised the offering of the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah. Common English Bible The sin of these priestly assistants was very serious in the LORD’s sight because they were disrespecting the Lord’s own offering. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, the sin of the servants was exceedingly great before the Lord. For they drew men away from the sacrifice of the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore the sin of the young men was exceeding great before the Lord: because they withdrew men from the sacrifice of the Lord. |
He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the Lord.”
Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence.
And he burned his son as an offering, and practiced soothsaying and augury, and dealt with mediums and with wizards. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger.
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight, so that thou art justified in thy sentence and blameless in thy judgment.
For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen; because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord, defying his glorious presence.
And this again you do. You cover the Lord's altar with tears, with weeping and groaning because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor at your hand.
“Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the man by whom the temptation comes!
And if the man said to him, “Let them burn the fat first, and then take as much as you wish,” he would say, “No, you must give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.”
And I tell him that I am about to punish his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them.