1 Samuel 2:15-20

English Standard Version

¹⁵ Moreover, ^(A)before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give meat for the priest to roast, for he will not accept boiled meat from you but only raw.” ¹⁶ And if the man said to him, “Let them burn the fat first, and then take as much as you wish,” he would say, “No, you must give it now, and if not, I will take it by force.” ¹⁷ Thus the sin of the young men was very great ^(B)in the sight of the Lord, ^(C)for the men treated the offering of the Lord with contempt.

^18 (D)Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy ^(E)clothed with a linen ephod. ¹⁹ And his mother used to make for him a little robe and take it to him each year ^(F)when she went up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. ²⁰ Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “May the Lord give you children by this woman ^(G)for the petition she asked of the Lord.” So then they would return to their home.