1 Samuel 2:17
Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.
Context
This verse from 1 Samuel Chapter 2 connects to 10 cross-references. Hannah's Song of Thanksgiving exalts God who reverses fortunes—lifting the poor and humbling the proud—in terms that anticipate the Magnificat. Meanwhile, Eli's sons Hophni and Phinehas are corrupt—taking more than their priestly portion and sleeping with the women serving at …
Other Translations
And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah.
And the sin of the young men is very great <FI>in<Fi> the presence of Jehovah, for the men have despised the offering of Jehovah.
And the sin of these young men was very great before the Lord; for they gave no honour to the Lord's offerings.
Cross References
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Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man …
And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, …
Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my …
For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the …
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when …
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.
He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the …
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits …