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1 Samuel 2:11
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9 aHe will guard the feet of His saints,
But the bwicked shall be silent in darkness.
“For by strength no man shall prevail. 
10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be abroken in pieces;
bFrom heaven He will thunder against them.
cThe Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
d“He will give estrength to His king,
And fexalt the horn of His anointed.”  
11 Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah. But the child ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest.  

The Wicked Sons of Eli

12 Now the sons of Eli were acorrupt; bthey did not know the Lord.  
13 And the priests’ custom with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fleshhook in his hand while the meat was boiling.
14 Then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; and the priest would take for himself all that the fleshhook brought up. So they did in aShiloh to all the Israelites who came there.  
15 Also, before they aburned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who sacrificed, “Give meat for roasting to the priest, for he will not take boiled meat from you, but raw.”  
16 And if the man said to him, “They should really burn the fat first; then you may take as much as your heart desires,” he would then answer him, “No, but you must give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.”
17 Therefore the sin of the young men was very great abefore the Lord, for men babhorred the offering of the Lord.  

Samuel’s Childhood Ministry

18 aBut Samuel ministered before the Lord, even as a child, bwearing a linen ephod.  
Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 2:11

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American Standard Version
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest.

Amplified® Bible
Elkanah and his wife Hannah returned to Ramah to his house. But the child ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest.

Contemporary English Version
Elkanah and Hannah went back home to Ramah, but the boy Samuel stayed to help Eli serve the LORD.

Darby English Version
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the boy ministered to Jehovah in the presence of Eli the priest.

Good News Bible
Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah, but the boy Samuel stayed in Shiloh and served the LORD under the priest Eli.

King James Version
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.

New American Standard Bible
Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah. But the boy ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest.

New International Version
Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy ministered before the LORD under Eli the priest.

New King James Version
Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah. But the child ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah, but the boy ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest.

Revised Standard Version
Then Elka'nah went home to Ramah. And the boy ministered to the LORD, in the presence of Eli the priest.

Young's Literal Translation
And Elkanah goeth to Ramath, unto his house, and the youth hath been serving Jehovah, `in' the presence of Eli the priest;


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