1 Samuel 2:12 - Plain English Version

¹² Eli’s 2 sons both looked after God’s ceremonies, but they were no good. They didn’t respect God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² The sons of Eli were base and worthless; they did not know or regard the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah.

Common English Bible

¹² Now Eli’s sons were despicable men who didn’t know the LORD.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² But the sons of Eli were sons of Belial, not knowing the Lord,

1 Samuel 2:12 Cross References

John 16:3

They will do those bad things, because they never knew me, or my father.

John 17:3

Yes, if people know you, and if they know that you are the only real God, and if they know me, and if they know that I am the Christ that you sent to them, those people will live with us for ever.

John 8:55

You mob don’t know God, but I know him. That’s right. I’m not a liar, like you, I’m telling the true story. I know him, and I do what he says.

Romans 1:21

The trouble was this. Even though people could work that out about God, they really didn’t want to know him. They didn’t want to say to him, “Thank you, you really are the true God.” They couldn’t think properly about him. They could only think in stupid ways. They didn’t understand anything.

1 Samuel 25:17

This boss of ours has made trouble for us now. Something really bad might happen to us here. Can you do something about it? He’s no good. I can’t talk to him at all.”

1 Samuel 3:13

I told Eli, ‘I’m angry with you and your family, and I will finish you all. You knew that your 2 sons did wrong things, without any shame, and with no respect for my word. Everybody hates them now. But you didn’t stop them at all.

1 Samuel 3:7

You see, Samuel didn’t know God yet. It was the first time God talked to him like that, and he didn’t know his voice.