1 Samuel 2:17 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁷ Thus the sin of the young men was very great before Adonai, for the men despised the offering of Adonai.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ 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)

¹⁷ And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ 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

¹⁷ Therefore, the sin of the servants was exceedingly great before the Lord. For they drew men away from the sacrifice of the Lord.

1 Samuel 2:17 Cross References

Genesis 10:9

He was a mighty hunter before Adonai. This is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Adonai.”

Genesis 13:13

But the people of Sodom were evil—very great sinners against Adonai.

Genesis 6:11

Now the earth was ruined before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

2 Kings 21:6

He also made his son pass through the fire, practiced soothsaying and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in Adonai’s eyes to provoke Him.

Psalm 51:4

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

Isaiah 3:8

For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah is fallen. For their tongue and their actions are against Adonai, defying the eyes of His glory.

Malachi 2:13

Secondly, you do this: Tears cover the altar of Adonai— you are weeping and groaning because He no longer accepts the offering or receives it favorably from your hand.

Matthew 18:7

Woe to the world because of snares! For snares must come, but woe to that man through whom the snare comes!

1 Samuel 2:16

If the man said to him, “Let them first burn the fat up as smoke, and then take as much as you desire,” he would reply, “No! But you must give it now—otherwise, I will take it by force.”

1 Samuel 3:13

For I have told him that I am about to judge his house forever for the iniquity that he knew about, because his sons brought a curse on themselves yet he did not rebuke them.