1 Samuel 2:22

Easy To Read Version

Eli was very old. He heard again and again about the things his sons were doing to all the Israelites at Shiloh. Eli also heard about his sons sleeping with the women who served at the door of the Meeting Tent.

Cross References

Genesis 35:22

Israel stayed there for a short time. While he was there, Reuben slept with Israel’s woman servant [214] Bilhah. Israel heard about this and was very angry.

Genesis 37:2

This is the story of Jacob’s family.

Exodus 38:8

He made the bowl and its base with bronze. [419] He used the bronze mirrors that the women gave. These were the women that served at the entrance to the Meeting Tent. [420]

Ezekiel 22:26

“The priests have really hurt my teachings. They don’t treat my holy things right—they don’t show they are important. They treat holy things just like things that are not holy. They treat clean {\cf2\super [177]} things just like things that are unclean. They don’t teach the people about these things. They refuse to respect my special days of rest. They treat me like I am not important.

1 Samuel 2:23

Eli said to his sons, “The people here told me about the bad things you have done. Why do you do these bad things?

1 Samuel 3:13

I told Eli I would punish his family forever. I will do that because Eli knew that his sons were saying and doing bad things against God but Eli failed to control them.

1 Samuel 8:1

When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges [89] for Israel.