1Samuel:2:12-26
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Now ,
the sons of Eli ,
were abandoned men ,
they knew not Yahweh .
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And ,
the custom of the priests with the people ,
waswhen any man offered a sacrifice ,
then would come the priests young man ,
as the flesh was boiling ,
with a three-pronged fork in his hand ;
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and would strike it into the boiler ,
or into the trough ,
or into the kettle ,
or into the pot ,
all that the fork would bring up ,
the priest took for himself .
Thus and thus ,
used they to do unto all Israel ,
who came thither ,
in Shiloh .
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Also ,
before any could make perfume with the fat ,
the priests young man would come in and say to the person who was sacrificing ,
Come !
give flesh for the priests roastings ,
for he will not take of thee boiled fleshonly raw .
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And ,
if the man said to him ,
Let them at least ,
make incense ,
at once with the fat ,
then take thou as much as thy soul craveth ,
Then said he to him ,
But ,
at once ,
shalt thou give it ;
or else ,
I will take it by force .
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And so it was ,
that ,
the sin of the young men ,
was exceeding great ,
before Yahweh ,
for men scorned the offerings of Yahweh .
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But ,
as for Samuel ,
he was ministering before Yahweh ,
a boy girded with an ephod of linen .
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Also ,
a little robe ,
used his mother to make for him ,
and bring it up to him ,
from year to year ,
when she came up with her husband ,
to offer the sacrifice of the year .
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And Eli used to bless Elkanah and his wife ,
and to say Yahweh give thee seed of this woman ,
instead of the loan that hath been lent unto Yahweh .
So they went their way to his own place .
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And Yahweh visited Hannah ,
and she conceived ,
and bare three sons ,
and two daughters .
Thus did the boy Samuel grow up with Yahweh .
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Now ,
Eli ,
was very old ,
but he used to hear all that his sons did unto all Israel ,
and how they even lay with the women who did service ,
at the opening of the tent of meeting .
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So he said to them ,
Wherefore should ye do such things as these ?
for I keep hearing of your wicked doings ,
from all these people .
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Nay ,
my sons !
for it is no good report that I do hear :
leading into transgression the people of Yahweh .
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If one man sin against another ,
God will interpose ,
but ,
if ,
against Yahweh ,
a man sin ,
who will intercede ,
for him ?
But they hearkened not unto the voice of their father ,
for Yahweh was pleased to put them to death .
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But ,
the boy Samuel ,
went on growing in stature ,
and in favour ,
both with Yahweh ,
and also with men .
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