1 Samuel 2:17

Plain English Version

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.

Cross References

Genesis 10:9

He was the best hunter in the world too. Whenever people talked about good hunters, they said things like this, “That man is a really good hunter. He is just like Nimrod, the best hunter in the world.”

Genesis 13:13

The people that lived in Sodom were very bad. They were always going against God, and they did bad things all the time.

Genesis 6:11

Everyone on the earth kept on doing bad things. They were doing wrong to each other, and fighting and hurting each other. God looked down and saw all the bad things that were going on. The people were always doing things that were really bad.

1 Samuel 2:16

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.”

1 Samuel 3:13

I told Eli, ‘I’m angry with you and your family, and I will finish you all. You knew that your 2 sons did wrong things, without any shame, and with no respect for my word. Everybody hates them now. But you didn’t stop them at all.