1 Samuel 2:16

Easy To Read Version

Maybe the man offering the sacrifice would say, “Burn the fat [24] first, and then you can take anything you want.” Then the priest’s servant would answer: “No, give me the meat now. If you don’t give it to me, I’ll take it from you!”

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:15

But the governors that ruled before me made life hard for the people. Those governors forced every person to pay 1 pound {\cf2\super [17]} of silver. They also made those people give them food and wine. The leaders under those governors also ruled over the people \{and made life even harder\}. But I respected and feared God, so I didn’t do things like that.

Leviticus 3:16

Then the priest must burn them on the altar. The fellowship offering is an offering made by fire. Its smell pleases the Lord. It is also food {for the people}—but the best parts [22] belong to the Lord.

Micah 3:5

Some false prophets are telling lies to the Lord’s people. The Lord says this about those prophets:

Judges 18:25

The men from the family group of Dan answered, “You had better not argue with us. Some of our men have hot tempers. If you shout at us, those men might attack you. You and your families might get killed.”

1 Samuel 2:15

{But Eli’s sons did not do that}. Even before the fat was burned on the altar, their servant would go to the people offering sacrifices. The priest’s servant would say, “Give the priest some meat to roast. The priest won’t accept boiled meat from you.”

1 Samuel 2:17

In this way, Hophni and Phinehas showed that they did not respect the offerings made to the Lord. This was a very bad sin against the Lord!