1 Samuel 2:16

New American Bible - revised edition

And if this one protested, “Let the fat be burned first, then take whatever you wish,” he would reply, “No, give it to me now, or else I will take it by force.”

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:15

The earlier governors, my predecessors, had laid a heavy burden on the people, taking from them each day forty silver shekels for their food; then, too, their attendants oppressed the people. But I, because I feared God, did not do this.

Leviticus 3:16

The priest shall burn these on the altar as food, a sweet-smelling oblation. All the fat belongs to the Lord.

Micah 3:5

Thus says the Lord regarding the prophets: O you who lead my people astray, When your teeth have something to bite you announce peace, But proclaim war against the one who fails to put something in your mouth.

Judges 18:25

The Danites said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard near us, or aggravated men will attack you, and you will have forfeited your life and the lives of your family!”

1 Samuel 2:15

In fact, even before the fat was burned, the priest’s servant would come and say to the one offering the sacrifice, “Give me some meat to roast for the priest. He will not accept boiled meat from you, only raw meat.”

1 Samuel 2:17

Thus the young men sinned grievously in the presence of the Lord, treating the offerings to the Lord with disdain. The Lord Rewards Hannah.