1 Samuel 2:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Eli's sons were priests, but they were dishonest and refused to obey the LORD. So, while people were boiling the meat from their sacrifices, these priests would send over a servant with a large, three-pronged fork.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:13

The two liars came in and sat facing Naboth. Then they accused him of cursing God and the king, so the people dragged Naboth outside and stoned him to death.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests who teach my laws don't care to know me. Your leaders rebel against me; your prophets give messages from Baal and worship false gods.

Jeremiah 9:3

The LORD replied: Lies come from the mouths of my people, like arrows from a bow. With each dishonest deed their power increases, and not one of them will admit that I am God.

Jeremiah 9:6

Everyone takes advantage of everyone else, and no one will admit that I am God.

Ezekiel 22:26

The priests of Israel ignore my Law! Not only do they refuse to respect any of my sacred things, but they don't even teach the difference between what is sacred and what is ordinary, or between what is clean and what is unclean. They treat my Sabbath like any other day, and so my own people no longer honour me.

John 16:3

They will do these things because they don't know either the Father or me.

John 17:3

Eternal life is to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, the one you sent.

John 8:55

even though you don't really know him. If I said I didn't know him, I would be a liar, just like all of you. But I know him, and I do what he says.

Romans 1:21

They know about God, but they don't honour him or even thank him. Their thoughts are useless, and their stupid minds are in the dark.

2 Corinthians 6:15

Is Christ a friend of Satan? Can people who follow the Lord have anything in common with those who don't?

Deuteronomy 13:13

You may hear that some worthless people have talked everyone there into worshipping other gods, even though these gods had never done anything for them.

Deuteronomy 13:14

You must carefully find out if the rumour is true. Then if the people of that town have actually done such a disgusting thing in your own country,

Judges 19:22

They were having a good time, when some worthless men of that town surrounded the house and started banging on the door and shouting, “A man came to your house tonight. Send him out, so we can have sex with him!”

Judges 2:10

After a while the people of Joshua's generation died, and the next generation did not know the LORD or any of the things he had done for Israel.

1 Samuel 10:27

But some worthless fools said, “How can someone like Saul rescue us from our enemies?” They did not want Saul to be their king, and so they didn't bring him any gifts. But Saul kept calm.

1 Samuel 25:17

He's a bully who won't listen to anyone. Isn't there something you can do? Please think of something! Or else our master and his family and everyone who works for him are all doomed.

1 Samuel 3:13

He knew that his sons refused to respect me, and he let them get away with it, even though I said I would punish his family for ever.

1 Samuel 3:7

The LORD had not spoken to Samuel before, and Samuel did not recognize the voice.