Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Samuel 2:17
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Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
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Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
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The sin of the young men was very great before the LORD; for the men despised the LORD’s offering.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah.
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1 Samuel 2
15 Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”
16 And if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If you refuse, I will take it by force!”
17 Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
18 Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.
19 Each year his mother would make him a little robe and bring it to him when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.
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