1 Samuel 2:16

Plain English Version

That man might answer, “Wait for me to burn the fat first. Then you can get the meat.” But the worker said, “No. Give it to me right now, or I will just take it from you.”

Cross References

1 Samuel 2:15

But that was not the right way to do it. They should burn the fat in the fire first. But those 2 didn’t do that. The worker used to tell the owner of the meat, “Give me meat for the 2 men that look after God’s ceremonies, so they can cook it on the fire and eat it. They don’t like meat that’s boiled in water. Give them raw meat.”

1 Samuel 2:17

So Eli’s 2 sons kept on doing things the wrong way. They didn’t respect God or his word. God was angry with them.