1 Samuel 2:12 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 2:12

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.”

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 2:12

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American Standard Version
Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah.

Amplified® Bible
The sons of Eli were base {and} worthless; they did not know {or} regard the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
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.

Darby English Version
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not Jehovah.

Good News Bible
The sons of Eli were scoundrels. They paid no attention to the LORD

King James Version
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they did not know the LORD

New International Version
Eli's sons were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD.

New King James Version
Now the sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the LORD.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now the sons of Eli proved themselves as worthless men; they did not know the LORD

Revised Standard Version
Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they had no regard for the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
and the sons of Eli `are' sons of worthlessness, they have not known Jehovah.

New English Translation
The sons of Eli were wicked men.¹ They did not recognize the Lord’s authority.²

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