^13 (A)And I declare to him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, ^(B)because his sons were blaspheming God,^{[a] (C)}and he did not restrain them.

^37 (A)Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Eli's Worthless Sons

¹² Now the sons of Eli were ^(A)worthless men. ^(B)They did not know the Lord.

¹⁷ Thus the sin of the young men was very great ^(A)in the sight of the Lord, ^(B)for the men treated the offering of the Lord with contempt.

³⁰ “Therefore ^(A)I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. ^(B)Repent and turn from all your transgressions, ^(C)lest iniquity be your ruin.^[a]

³ Now ^(A)the end is upon you, and ^(B)I will send my anger upon you; ^(C)I will judge you according to your ways, and I will punish you for all your abominations.

⁶ His father had never at any time displeased him by asking, “Why have you done thus and so?” He was also a very handsome man, ^(A)and he was born next after Absalom.