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.
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18 aBut Samuel ministered before the Lord, even as a child, bwearing a linen ephod.
19 Moreover his mother used to make him a little robe, and bring it to him year by year when she acame up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
20 And Eli awould bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “The Lord give you descendants from this woman for the1 loan that was bgiven to the Lord.” Then they would go to their own home.
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Commentaries:
No entry exists in Adam Clarke for 1 Samuel 2:18.
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