1 Samuel 2:17 - The Scriptures 1998

And the sin of the young men was very great before יהוה, for the men despised the offering of יהוה.

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King 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.

1 Samuel 2:17 Cross References

Genesis 10:9

He was a mighty hunter before יהוה, therefore it is said, “Like Nimroḏ

Genesis 13:13

But the men of Seḏ

Genesis 6:11

And the earth was corrupt before Elohim, and the earth was filled with violence.

2 Kings 21:6

And he made his son pass through the fire, and practised magic, and used divination, and consulted spiritists and mediums. He did much evil in the eyes of יהוה, to provoke Him.

Psalm 51:4

Against You, You alone, have I sinned, And done evil in Your eyes; That You might be proven right in Your words; Be clear when You judge.

Isaiah 3:8

For Yerushalayim has stumbled, and Yehuḏ

Malachi 2:13

And this you have done a second time: you cover the altar of יהוה  with tears, with weeping and crying, because He no longer regards the offering, nor receives it with pleasure from your hands.

Matthew 18:7

“Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks! For it is necessary that stumbling-blocks come, but woe to that man by whom the stumbling-block comes!

1 Samuel 2:16

And if the man said to him, “Let the fat be burned up first, then take as much as your being desires,” he would then answer him, “No, but give it to me now. And if not, I shall take it by strength.”

1 Samuel 3:13

“For I have declared to him that I am judging his house forever for the crookedness which he knows, because his sons cursed Elohim, and he did not rebuke them.