1 Samuel 2:16

Free Bible Version

The man might answer, “Let me first burn up all the fat, and then you can have as much as you want.” But the priest's servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me now. If you don't, I'll take it by force.”

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:15

But the governors before me had placed a heavy burden on the people, taking forty shekels of silver from them as well as food and wine. Their assistants also extorted the people. But because of my respect for God I didn't act like that.

Leviticus 3:16

Then the priest is to burn this on the altar as a food offering, an offering to the Lord using fire. All the fat is for the Lord.

Micah 3:5

This is what the Lord says about the prophets who deceive my people. To those who feed them they prophesy peace to them, while to those who do not they prophesy war against them.

Judges 18:25

“Don't complain to us!” Danites replied. “Otherwise some hot-tempered people here might attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives!”

1 Samuel 2:15

In fact even before the fat of the sacrifice was burned up the servant would come and would demand from the man sacrificing, “Give me meat to roast for the priest. He doesn't want boiled meat from you—he wants it raw.”

1 Samuel 2:17

The sins of these young men were extremely serious from the Lord's perspective because they were treating with contempt the Lord's offerings.