1 Samuel 2:12
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Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.
Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah.
The sons of Eli [Hophni and Phinehas] were worthless (dishonorable, unprincipled) men; they did not know [nor respect] the Lord
The sons of Eli were base and worthless; they did not know or regard the Lord.
¶ Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.
Eli’s sons were wicked men; they did not respect the Lord
Now Eli’s sons were despicable men who didn’t know the Lord.
‘Eli’s sons were scoundrels who had no regard for Adonai.
Eli's sons were priests, but they were dishonest and refused to obey the Lord. So, while people were boiling the meat from their sacrifices, these priests would send over a servant with a large, three-pronged fork.
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not Jehovah.
Now the sons of Heli were children of Belial, not knowing the Lord,
Eli’s sons were evil men who did not care about the Lord.
Eli's sons were wicked men. They did not respect the Lord.
Now the sons of Eli were wicked scoundrels. They did not know the Lord.
Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the Lord.
Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the Lord.
Now Eli’s sons were ·evil men [scoundrels; good-for-nothings]; they did not ·care about [know; respect; regard] the Lord.
¶ Now the sons of Eli were wicked men, and knew not the Lord.
Eli’s sons, ⌞Hophni and Phinehas,⌟ were good-for-nothing priests; they had no faith in the Lord.
The sons of Eli were scoundrels. They paid no attention to the Lord
Eli’s sons were wicked men; they had no regard for the Lord
Now Eli’s sons were evil men. They did not care about the Lord.
Now the sons of Eli were worthless men who did not know the Lord.
But the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they did not know the LORD.
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.
Now the sons of Eli were vile men; they did not know Yahweh.
Now the sons of Eli were worthless scoundrels; they did not know Yahweh.
Now the sons of Eli were evil men who didn’t love the Lord.
Eli’s own sons were nothing but trouble. They didn’t know God and could not have cared less about the customs of priests among the people. Ordinarily, when someone offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant was supposed to come up and, while the meat was boiling, stab a three-pronged fork into the cooking pot. The priest then got whatever came up on the fork. But this is how Eli’s sons treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh to offer sacrifices to God. Before they had even burned the fat to God, the priest’s servant would interrupt whoever was sacrificing and say, “Hand over some of that meat for the priest to roast. He doesn’t like boiled meat; he likes his rare.” If the man objected, “First let the fat be burned—God’s portion!—then take all you want,” the servant would demand, “No, I want it now. If you won’t give it, I’ll take it.” It was a horrible sin these young servants were committing—and right in the presence of God!—desecrating the holy offerings to God.
Now the sons of Eli were corrupt. They did not know the Lord.
Eli’s sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were good-for-nothing priests; they had no faith in Yahweh.
Now the sons of Eli were wicked; they had respect neither for the Lord
Now the sons of Eli were useless men; they did not know the Lord.
Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they did not know the Lord
Now Eli’s sons were sons of Belial, they had no regard for the Lord.
Now Eli’s sons were evil men; they did not care about the Lord.
But the sons of Eli were wicked men. They did not acknowledge the Lord’s authority.
Eli’s sons were good for nothing. They didn’t honor the Lord.
Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord.
Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord.
Now the sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the Lord.
The sons of Eli were men of no worth. They did not know the Lord.
Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the Lord
Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord
Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord
Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord
Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord
Now the Bnei Eli were Bnei Beliyaal; they knew not Hashem.
Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they had no regard for the Lord.
Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they had no regard for the Lord.
Now Eli’s sons were worthless men; they did not acknowledge Adonai.
Although Eli’s sons served as priests, they were really worthless men with no understanding of the Eternal
Now the sons of Eli were wicked men. They didn’t know Yahweh.
Forsooth the sons of Eli were the sons of Belial, and they knew not the Lord,
and the sons of Eli [are] sons of worthlessness, they have not known Jehovah.
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