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ter_unto !+the Lorp cbefore Eli the priest.
12 Now the_sons_of Eli were sons_of| 7, b Belial; they knew not 4 the Lorp.
13 And the priest’s custom with the}, people was, that, when any ‘man s-of-
fered sacrifice, the priest’s servant -came, | , while the flesh was_in _cseething, with a| j
xfleshhook of three xteeth in his hand ;
14 And he «struck it into the pan, or ai xkettle, or »/ xcaldron, or «i xpot ; all that the fleshhook tbrought_up the priest took for himself. So they tdid in Shiloh unto all the Israélites that came thither.
15 Also before they ‘burnt -the fat, the priest’s servant -came, and sai
to the ‘man =that sacrificed, “Give |
flesh to roast for the priest ; for he will not shave cosodden flesh of thee, but raw.”
16 And if any ‘*man said unto him,
“Let them not fail to iburn the fat|”
apresently, and then stake as much as thy soul tdesireth}” then he -would_ answer him, “Nay; but thou shalt_ give it me now: and if not, I will_take it by force.”
7 Wherefore the_sin_of the young_ ;
men was very great “before ‘the Lorp:
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tus SONS b Re
for «xmen dabhorred rthe_offering_of juin.
Jthe Lorp.
18 But Samuél «ministered «before J the Lorn, being a child, girded_with a "| linen ephod.
19 Moreover his mother made him a wlittle coat, and -brought it to him from year to year, when she came_up
with her husband to s offer the yearly | s.
sacrifice.
2 And Eli -blessed -Elkanah and his >
-wife, and -said, “! The Lorp ‘give thee seed of xthis xwoman pfor the loan
which «is_lent to Jthe Lorp.” And they|
-went unto their_own home.
21 And Jthe Lorp visited “-Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuél grew wbefore J the Lorp.
22 Now Eli was very old, and «heard
vall that his sons did unto all Israél ;|~
and -how they Hay with the womenthat asassembled at the _ edoor_of the_ tetabernacle_of the tote Wi
23 And he said unto t! “Why ‘do
ye xsuch «things? for € shear of your |§-
evil «dealings /by all this xpeople.
24 Nay, my sons; for itis no good xreport that E ahear : 4ye_make J the Lorp’s people to_transgress.
2 If one ‘man tsin against another, the v=judge -shall_judge him: but if a iman tsin against Jthe Lorp, who shall_intreat for him?” Notwith- standing they thearkened not unto the_ voice_of their father, because Jthe Lorp would slay them.
26 And the child Samuél grew on, and was_in_favour both with ‘the Lorp, and also with «men. :
27 And there came a *man_of =God unto Eli, and said unto him, “Thus saith J the Lor, Did I plainly > appear unto the_house_of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?
28 And -did_I_choose him out_of all the_tribes_of Israél to be My priest, to
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lohim.
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8. Ex. 27.21. Ley. 24.
Josh. 18. 1.
b. Behold | me,
' >, Behold ane.
T. Samvzn II. 29.
offer « upon Mine altar, to burn incense, |
to wear an ephod before Me? and did_ I_give unto the_house_of thy father -all the_offerings_made_by_fire_of the_ s children_of Israél ?
*9 Wherefore tkick ye at My sacrifice and at Mine g offering, which I -have_ commanded in My habitation; and honourest thy sons above Me, to *:make_ yourselves_fat with the_chiefest_of all the_g offerings_of Israél My people?
80 Wherefore ‘the Lorp =God_of Is-
nl asl 4saith, I said indeed that thy house,
and the_house_of thy father, should_ walk before Me for ever: but now / the Lorp +saith, Be_it_far from Me; for ithem_that_honour Me I will_honour, and «they_that_despise Me shall_be_ lightly_esteemed.
81 Behold, the days +come, that I *will_cut_off thine se-arm, and -the_ searm_of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old_man in thine house.
32 And thou sshalt_see an enemy in My habitation, in all the wealth which God shall_give -Israél : and there shall not be an old_man in thine house « for ever.
83 And the ‘man of thine, whom I shall not cut_off from Mine altar, shall be to consume thine ~eyes, and to grieve thine so -heart : and all the_increase_of thine house shall_die «in_the_flower_ of_their_age.
84 And this shall be a xsign unto thee, that shall_come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas ; in one day they shall_die both of them.
85 And I -will_raise Me up a faithful priest, that shall_do according_to that
_|which 7s in Mine heart and in My
somind : and I -will_build him a sure house ; and he sshall_walk before Mine -anointed « for ever.
86 And it -shall_come_to_pass, that every_one x+that is_left in thine house shall.come and crouch to him for a piece_of silver and a c morsel_of bread, and sshall_say, ‘*Put me, I_pray_thee, into one_of the priests’_offices, that I may_eat a piece_of bread.’ ”
AND they child Samuél ministered -unto Jthe Lord before Eli. And the_word_of Jthe Lorp was precious in xthose xdays ; the7e was no open vision. 2 And it came_to_pass at xthat xtime, when Eli was +laid_down in his place, and his eyes began to wax_dim, that he
could not see; - 8 And ere the_lamp_of =God twent_
-|out in the_temple_of J the Lorp, where "| the_ark_of=God was, and Samuél +was_
laid_down to sleep ;
4 That ‘the Lorp called Samuél: and he answered, “? Here am I.”
5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, “b Here am 1; for thou calledst me.” And he said, “I called not; -lie.down again.” And he went and lay_down.
6 And Jthe Lorp called yet again, “Samuel.” And Samuél arose and went to Eli, and said, “2 Here am I; for thou didst_call me.” And he an- swered, “I called not, my son; -lie_ down again.”