15 Yea, before they burnt the [a]fat, the Priest’s boy came and said unto the man that offered, Give me flesh to roast for the Priest: for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

16 And if any man said unto him, Let them burn the fat according to the [b]custom, then take as much as thine heart [c]desireth: then he would answer, No, but thou shalt give it now: and if thou wilt not, I will take it by force.

17 Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men [d]abhorred the offering of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:15 Which was commanded first to have been offered to God.
  2. 1 Samuel 2:16 Or, Law.
  3. 1 Samuel 2:16 Not passing for their own profit, so that God might be served aright.
  4. 1 Samuel 2:17 Seeing the horrible abuse thereof.

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