Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Wherefore kick ye - See the marginal reference. The well-fed beast becomes unmanageable and refractory, and refuses the yoke, and bursts the bonds Jeremiah 5:5. So the priests, instead of being grateful for the provision made for them, in their pampered pride became dissatisfied, wantonly broke the laws of God which regulated their share of the offerings, and gave themselves up to an unbridled indulgence of their passions and their covetousness.
Honourest thy sons above me - What restrained Eli from taking vigorous action to vindicate God' s honor, was his unwillingness to lose for his sons the lucrative office of the priesthood. He was willing to rebuke them, he was grieved at their misdeeds, but he was not willing to give up the wealth and plenty which flowed into his house from the offerings of Israel.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing 1 Samuel 2:29:
1 Samuel 2:17
Isaiah 7:11
Zechariah 2:13
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