Eli’s Wicked Sons
1 Samuel 2:17
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.DSS and LXX; MT men
- KJV
- Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
- WEB
- The sin of the young men was very great before Yahweh; for the men despised Yahweh’s offering.
- ASV
- And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah.
- LSV
- And the sin of the young men is very great [in] the presence of YHWH, for the men have despised the offering of YHWH.
- YLT
- And the sin of the young men is very great [in] the presence of Jehovah, for the men have despised the offering of Jehovah.
- DBY
- And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah, for men despised the offering of Jehovah.
- DRC
- Wherefore the sin of the young men was exceeding great before the Lord: because they withdrew men from the sacrifice of the Lord.
- GNV
- Therefore the sinne of the yong men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.
- JPS
- And the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD; for the men dealt contemptuously with the offering of the LORD.
- LXXE
- So the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for they set at nought the offering of the Lord.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַתְּהִ֨י חַטַּ֧את הַנְּעָרִ֛ים גְּדוֹלָ֥ה מְאֹ֖ד אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֤י נִֽאֲצוּ֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֵ֖ת מִנְחַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἦν ἡ ἁμαρτία ἐνώπιον Κυρίου τῶν παιδαρίων μεγάλη σφόδρα, ὅτι ἠθέτουν τὴν θυσίαν Κυρίου.
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
HophniGluttonyHophni and PhinehasSongsElkanahHannahSamuelTheocracy, the, or Immediate Government by GodZadokJudges, Period of
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Cross-references most cited first
- Malachi 2:7–9For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts. But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has…
- Genesis 13:13But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
- Genesis 6:11Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
- Malachi 2:13And this is another thing you do: You cover the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer regards your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.
- Psalms 51:4Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
- Matthew 18:7Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
- Genesis 10:9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
- 2 Kings 21:6He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
- Isaiah 3:8For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.
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