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1 Samuel 2:11-13
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 2:11-13
Lexham English Bible
11 Then Elkanah went to Ramah, to his house. Now the boy was serving Yahweh in the presence of[a] Eli the priest.
The Family of Eli the Priest
12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless scoundrels;[b] they did not know[c] Yahweh. 13 And the custom of the priests with the people was this: When any man brought a sacrifice,[d] as the meat was boiling, the servant of the priest would take a three-pronged meat fork in his hand
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- 1 Samuel 2:11 Literally “in the face of”
- 1 Samuel 2:12 Literally “sons of Belial”
- 1 Samuel 2:12 Or “acknowledge”
- 1 Samuel 2:13 Literally “was sacrificing a sacrifice” and so throughout 1 & 2 Samuel
1 Samuel 2:11-13
New International Version
1 Samuel 2:11-13
New International Version
11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah,(A) but the boy ministered(B) before the Lord under Eli the priest.
Eli’s Wicked Sons
12 Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard(C) for the Lord. 13 Now it was the practice(D) of the priests that, whenever any of the people offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand while the meat(E) was being boiled
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