1 Samuel 2:16

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

And if the man said to him, “Let them burn the fat first, and then take as much as you wish,” he would say, “No, you must give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.”

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:15

The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens upon the people, and took from them food and wine, besides forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God.

Leviticus 3:16

And the priest shall burn them on the altar as food offered by fire for a pleasing odor. All fat is the Lord's.

Micah 3:5

Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, who cry “Peace” when they have something to eat, but declare war against him who puts nothing into their mouths.

Judges 18:25

And the Danites said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and you lose your life with the lives of your household.”

1 Samuel 2:15

Moreover, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give meat for the priest to roast; for he will not accept boiled meat from you, but raw.”

1 Samuel 2:17

Thus the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of the Lord; for the men treated the offering of the Lord with contempt.