1 Samuel 2:22-26

Contemporary English Version

Eli Warns His Sons

²²Eli was now very old, and he heard what his sons were doing to the people of Israel.^[a] ^23-24“Why are you doing these awful things?” he asked them. “I've been hearing nothing but complaints about you from all of the Lord's people. ²⁵If you harm another person, God can help make things right between the two of you. But if you commit a crime against the Lord, no one can help you!”

But the Lord had already decided to kill them. So he kept them from listening to their father.

A Prophet Speaks to Eli

²⁶^(A) Each day, as Samuel grew older, the Lord was pleased with him, and so were the people.

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Footnotes

2.22 Israel: The Dead Sea Scrolls and one ancient translation; the Standard Hebrew Text adds “He heard that his sons were even sleeping with the women who worked at the entrance to the sacred tent.”