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1 Samuel 2:12

King James Version (KJV)

Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.

Translations

1 Samuel 2:12 - Amplified Bible

The sons of Eli were base {and} worthless; they did not know {or} regard the Lord.

1 Samuel 2:12 - American Standard Version

Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah.

1 Samuel 2:12 - Bible in Basic English

Now the sons of Eli were evil and good-for-nothing men, having no knowledge of the Lord.

1 Samuel 2:12 - Darby Bible

Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not Jehovah.

1 Samuel 2:12 - English Standard Version

Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the Lord.

1 Samuel 2:12 - King James Version

Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.

1 Samuel 2:12 - La Biblia de las Americas

Los hijos de Elì eran hombres indignos; no conocìan al SEÑOR

1 Samuel 2:12 - The Message

Eli’s own sons were a bad lot. They didn’t know God and could not have cared less about the customs of priests among the people. Ordinarily, when someone offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant was supposed to come up and, while the meat was boiling, stab a three-pronged fork into the cooking pot. The priest then got whatever came up on the fork. But this is how Eli’s sons treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh to offer sacrifices to God. Before they had even burned the fat to God, the priest’s servant would interrupt whoever was sacrificing and say, "Hand over some of that meat for the priest to roast. He doesn’t like boiled meat; he likes his rare." If the man objected, "First let the fat be burned—God’s portion!—then take all you want," the servant would demand, "No, I want it now. If you won’t give it, I’ll take it." It was a horrible sin these young servants were committing—and right in the presence of God!—desecrating the holy offerings to God.

1 Samuel 2:12 - New American Standard Bible

Now the sons of Eli were (Lit {sons of Belial}) worthless men; they did not know the LORD

1 Samuel 2:12 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Pero los hijos de Elì eran hombres indignos; no conocìan al SEÑOR

1 Samuel 2:12 - World English Bible

Now the sons of Eli were base men; they didn`t know Yahweh.

1 Samuel 2:12 - Young's Living Translation

and the sons of Eli [are] sons of worthlessness, they have not known Jehovah.

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