1 Samuel 2:17

Good News Translation

This sin of the sons of Eli was extremely serious in the Lord's sight, because they treated the offerings to the Lord with such disrespect.

Cross References

Genesis 10:9

By the Lord's help he was a great hunter, and that is why people say, “May the Lord make you as great a hunter as Nimrod!”

Genesis 13:13

whose people were wicked and sinned against the Lord.

Genesis 6:11

but everyone else was evil in God's sight, and violence had spread everywhere.

2 Kings 21:6

He sacrificed his son as a burnt offering. He practiced divination and magic and consulted fortunetellers and mediums. He sinned greatly against the Lord and stirred up his anger.

Psalm 51:4

I have sinned against you—only against you— and done what you consider evil. So you are right in judging me; you are justified in condemning me.

Isaiah 3:8

Yes, Jerusalem is doomed! Judah is collapsing! Everything they say and do is against the Lord; they openly insult God himself.

Malachi 2:13

This is another thing you do. You drown the Lord's altar with tears, weeping and wailing because he no longer accepts the offerings you bring him.

Matthew 18:7

How terrible for the world that there are things that make people lose their faith! Such things will always happen—but how terrible for the one who causes them!

1 Samuel 2:16

If the person answered, “Let us do what is right and burn the fat first; then take what you want,” the priest's servant would say, “No! Give it to me now! If you don't, I will have to take it by force!”

1 Samuel 3:13

I have already told him that I am going to punish his family forever because his sons have spoken evil things against me. Eli knew they were doing this, but he did not stop them.