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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />This sin of the young men was very great in the LORD&#8217s sight, for they were treating the LORD&#8217s offering with contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So the sin of these young men was very serious in the LORD’s sight, for they treated the LORD’s offerings with contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of the LORD, for the men treated the offering of the LORD with contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD, for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And <i>so</i> the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD, for the men treated the offering of the LORD disrespectfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Thus the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD, for the men despised the offering of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thus the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD, for the men despised the offering of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus the sin of the young men was very great before Yahweh, for the men spurned the offering of Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So the sin of the [two] young men [Hophni and Phinehas] was very great before the LORD, for the men treated the offering of the LORD disrespectfully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the servants’ sin was very severe in the presence of the LORD, because the men treated the LORD’s offering with contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the servants&#8217 sin was very severe in the presence of the LORD, because they treated the LORD&#8217s offering with contempt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Eli's sons did not show any respect for the sacrifices that the people offered. This was a terrible sin, and it made the LORD very angry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The sin of Eli's sons was a serious matter to the LORD, because these men were treating the offerings made to the LORD with contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This sin of the sons of Eli was extremely serious in the LORD's sight, because they treated the offerings to the LORD with such disrespect. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />By doing this, the sin of the young men was very serious in the LORD's sight because the men despised the LORD's offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The sin of these young men was very great in the LORD's sight, for they treated the LORD's offering with contempt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The sin of the young men was very great before the LORD; for they despised the offering of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The sin of the young men was very great before Yahweh; for the men despised Yahweh’s offering. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the sin of the young men is very great [in] the presence of YHWH, for the men have despised the offering of YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the sin of the young men is very great in the presence of Jehovah, for the men have despised the offering of Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sin of the boys will be exceedingly great before Jehovah, for the men despised the gifts of Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore the sin of the young men was exceeding great before the Lord: because they withdrew men from the sacrifice of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, the sin of the servants was exceedingly great before the Lord. For they drew men away from the sacrifice of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus the young men sinned grievously in the presence of the LORD, treating the offerings to the LORD with disdain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of the LORD; for they treated the offerings of the LORD with contempt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD; because they offended the men who offered before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the sin of the boys was very great before LORD JEHOVAH, because they angered the men before LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD; for the men dealt contemptuously with the offering of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for they set at nought the offering of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/2-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=478" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Eli's Wicked Sons</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>And if any man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you may take whatever you want,” the servant would reply, “No, you must give it to me right now. If you refuse, I will take it by force!” <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ (N-fsc) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">Thus the sin</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: han·nə·‘ā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">of these young men</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wat·tə·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gə·ḏō·w·lāh (Adj-fs) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">severe</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in the sight</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: hā·’ă·nā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">they</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">were treating the LORD’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: min·ḥaṯ (N-fsc) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/5006.htm" title="5006: ni·’ă·ṣū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To spurn, treat with contempt. A primitive root; to scorn; or by interchange for nuwts, to bloom.">with contempt.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/7-25.htm">Leviticus 7:25</a></span><br />If anyone eats the fat of an animal from which a food offering may be presented to the LORD, the one who eats it must be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-6.htm">Malachi 1:6-8</a></span><br />“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ / By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible. / When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present the lame and sick ones, is it not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor?” asks the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-8.htm">Malachi 2:8-9</a></span><br />But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts. / “So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Ezekiel 22:26</a></span><br />Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-11.htm">Jeremiah 23:11</a></span><br />“For both prophet and priest are ungodly; even in My house I have found their wickedness,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6-9</a></span><br />My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children. / The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace. / They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-11.htm">Isaiah 56:11-12</a></span><br />Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: / “Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a></span><br />Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-13.htm">Jeremiah 6:13</a></span><br />“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-2.htm">Ezekiel 34:2-4</a></span><br />“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock? / You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. / You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15-17</a></span><br />When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Luke 19:45-46</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. / He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-14.htm">Matthew 23:14</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-24.htm">Romans 2:24</a></span><br />As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">before</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-11.htm">Genesis 6:11</a></b></br> The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-9.htm">Genesis 10:9</a></b></br> He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/13-13.htm">Genesis 13:13</a></b></br> But the men of Sodom <i>were</i> wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.</p><p class="hdg">abhorred</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/2-8.htm">Malachi 2:8,13</a></b></br> But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/18-7.htm">Matthew 18:7</a></b></br> Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/32-19.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-12.htm">Contempt</a> <a href="/malachi/1-13.htm">Contemptuously</a> <a href="/ruth/3-10.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/judges/9-38.htm">Despised</a> <a href="/judges/13-17.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/ruth/1-13.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-15.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/judges/21-4.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-11.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-23.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/judges/10-10.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/judges/9-16.htm">Treated</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-9.htm">Treating</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-20.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/27-12.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-14.htm">Contempt</a> <a href="/psalms/31-18.htm">Contemptuously</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-6.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-27.htm">Despised</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-21.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-24.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-19.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-28.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-18.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-18.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-25.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-6.htm">Treated</a> <a href="/job/24-21.htm">Treating</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-29.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-21.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">Hannah's song in thankfulness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">The sin of Eli's sons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-18.htm">Samuel's ministry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-20.htm">by Eli's blessing Hannah is more fruitful</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-22.htm">Eli reproves his sons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-27.htm">A prophecy against Eli's house</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD</b><br>The "young men" refers to the sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, who were priests serving at the tabernacle in Shiloh. Their actions were not only a personal failing but a violation of their sacred duties. In the context of the Old Testament, priests were mediators between God and the people, and their conduct was expected to be exemplary. The severity of their sin is underscored by the phrase "in the sight of the LORD," indicating that their actions were not hidden from God and were judged by His holy standards. This phrase echoes the biblical principle that God sees and judges the heart (<a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>). The gravity of their sin is further highlighted by the fact that it was committed in a religious setting, where reverence and obedience were paramount.<p><b>for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt</b><br>The offerings referred to here are the sacrifices brought by the Israelites to the tabernacle, which were meant to honor God and atone for sin. Hophni and Phinehas were taking portions of the sacrifices that were not rightfully theirs, as described earlier in <a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12-16</a>. This act of contempt was not merely a breach of ritual but a direct affront to God, who had established these offerings as a means of worship and reconciliation. Their actions showed a blatant disregard for the sacredness of the offerings and, by extension, for God Himself. This contempt is reminiscent of Cain's unacceptable offering in <a href="/genesis/4-5.htm">Genesis 4:5</a>, where the heart attitude behind the offering was as important as the offering itself. The sons' behavior foreshadows the later corruption of the priesthood, which would ultimately lead to the need for a perfect High Priest, fulfilled in Jesus Christ (<a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/eli.htm">Eli</a></b><br>The high priest of Shiloh, who was responsible for the tabernacle and the spiritual leadership of Israel. He was the father of Hophni and Phinehas.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hophni_and_phinehas.htm">Hophni and Phinehas</a></b><br>The sons of Eli, who served as priests but were corrupt and disobedient to God's laws. Their actions are central to this verse.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/shiloh.htm">Shiloh</a></b><br>The religious center of Israel at the time, where the tabernacle was located and where Eli and his sons served.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord's_offering.htm">The LORD's Offering</a></b><br>Refers to the sacrifices and offerings made by the Israelites to God, which were being mishandled by Eli's sons.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is deeply offended by the contempt shown by Eli's sons towards His offerings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>The verse highlights the severity of sin, especially when it involves disrespecting what is sacred to God. Believers must recognize the gravity of sin and its impact on their relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responsibility_of_spiritual_leaders.htm">Responsibility of Spiritual Leaders</a></b><br>Eli's failure to restrain his sons serves as a warning to spiritual leaders about the importance of accountability and discipline within their families and ministries.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god's_offerings.htm">Reverence for God's Offerings</a></b><br>The contempt shown by Eli's sons for the offerings underscores the need for reverence and respect in worship and service to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The eventual judgment on Eli's house illustrates that persistent disobedience and contempt for God's commands lead to severe consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_service.htm">Integrity in Service</a></b><br>Those serving in ministry must maintain integrity and honor in their duties, ensuring that their actions align with God's standards.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God's covenant with David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/contradictions_in_1_samuel_4_on_eli's_sons.htm">Are there any contradictions between 1 Samuel 4 and other biblical accounts regarding the fate of Eli’s sons or the Ark’s movements? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_records_confirm_shiloh's_priesthood.htm">1 Samuel 2:12-17 describes corrupt priests at Shiloh--do archaeological records confirm such a worship center and priesthood as depicted?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_sacrifices_compare_in_psalms.htm">Psalm 4:5: How do sacrifices of righteousness compare to other biblical texts that claim God does not desire sacrifice (e.g., Psalm 51:16), creating potential inconsistency?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">The sin of the young men was very great.</span>--<span class= "ital">Grave peccatum sacerdotum ob scandalurn datum laicis </span>("the sin of the priests was a great one, because it put a stumbling-block in the way of the people").--A. Lapide, quoted by Wordsworth. Religion was being brought into general disrepute through the conduct of its leading ministers; was it likely that piety, justice, and purity would be honoured and loved in the land of Israel when the whole ritual of the sacrifices was openly scoffed at in the great sanctuary of the people by the chief priests of their faith?<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/2-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Thus the sin</span><br /><span class="heb">חַטַּ֧את</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of these young men</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּעָרִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> </span><span class="str2">A boy, lad, youth, retainer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתְּהִ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">severe</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּדוֹלָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḏō·w·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the sight</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">{were treating} the LORD’s</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">offering</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנְחַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(min·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> </span><span class="str2">A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with contempt.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִֽאֲצוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ni·’ă·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5006.htm">Strong's 5006: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spurn, treat with contempt</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/2-17.htm">1 Samuel 2:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/2-17.htm">1 Samuel 2:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/2-17.htm">1 Samuel 2:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/2-17.htm">1 Samuel 2:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/2-17.htm">1 Samuel 2:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/2-17.htm">1 Samuel 2:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/2-17.htm">1 Samuel 2:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/2-17.htm">1 Samuel 2:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/2-17.htm">1 Samuel 2:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/2-17.htm">1 Samuel 2:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/2-17.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 2:17 The sin of the young men was (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/2-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 2:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 2:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/2-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 2:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 2:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>