Then y’all must also seat two worthless men before him, and have them testify against him, saying, ‘You cursed God and the king!’ Then y’all are to carry him out and stone him to death.”
1 Samuel 2:12 - Y'all Version Bible Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They didn’t know YHWH. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The sons of Eli were base and worthless; they did not know or regard the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah. Common English Bible Now Eli’s sons were despicable men who didn’t know the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version But the sons of Eli were sons of Belial, not knowing the Lord, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now the sons of Heli were children of Belial, not knowing the Lord, |
Then y’all must also seat two worthless men before him, and have them testify against him, saying, ‘You cursed God and the king!’ Then y’all are to carry him out and stone him to death.”
The two men, the wicked fellows, came in and sat before him. The wicked fellows testified against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king!” Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death with stones.
The priests didn’t say, ‘Where is YHWH?’ and those who handle the law didn’t know me. The rulers also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal and followed things that do not profit.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy, so all went well. Isn’t this what it means to know me?” says YHWH.
“They bend their tongue, as their bow, for falsehood. They have grown strong in the land, but not for truth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don’t know me,” says YHWH.
Your habitation is in the middle of deceit. Through deceit, they refuse to know me,” says YHWH.
Her priests have done violence to my law and have profaned my holy things. They have made no distinction between the holy and the common, neither have they caused men to discern between the unclean and the clean, and have hidden their eyes from my Sabbaths. So I am profaned among them.
They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.
This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.
Y’all have not known ʜɪᴍ, but I know ʜɪᴍ. If I said, ‘I don’t know ʜɪᴍ,’ I would be a liar like y’all. But I know ʜɪᴍ and keep ʜɪꜱ word.
For though they knew God, they didn’t glorify him as God and didn’t give thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless hearts were darkened.
What harmony does Christ have with Belial? Or what portion does a believer have with an unbeliever?
certain wicked fellows have gone out from among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods,” which y’all have not known,
then you are to inquire, investigate, and ask diligently. If it is true and established that such abomination was done among you,
As they were making their hearts merry, suddenly, the men of the city, certain wicked fellows, surrounded the house, beating at the door. They spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we can have sex with him!”
After all that generation were gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who didn’t know YHWH, nor the work which he had done for Israel.
But certain worthless fellows said, “How could this man save us?” They despised him, and brought him no tribute. But he held his peace.
Now therefore know and consider what you will do; for evil is determined against our master and against all his house, for he is such a worthless fellow that one can’t speak to him.”
For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves, and he didn’t restrain them.
Now Samuel didn’t yet know YHWH, neither was the word of YHWH yet revealed to him.