1 Samuel 2:17

1 Samuel 2:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)This sin of the young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they were treating the Lord’s offering with contempt.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.

Context of 1 Samuel 2:17

15Even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.” 16And 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!” 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. 18Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod. 19Each year his mother would make him a little robe and bring it to him when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.

1 Samuel 2:17 word by word

וַתְּהִ֨י חַטַּ֧את הַנְּעָרִ֛ים גְּדוֹלָ֥ה מְאֹ֖ד אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֤י נִֽאֲצוּ֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֵ֖ת מִנְחַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Thus the sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• of these young menנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• wasהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• severeגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• severeמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• ·אֵת'êth · withH854
• in the sightפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• theyאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
• with contemptנָאַץnâ'ats · to spurnH5006
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:17

• Genesis 6:11Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.
• Genesis 10:9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; so it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
• Genesis 13:13But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against 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.
• 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.
• Isaiah 3:8For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.
• Malachi 2:8But 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.
• 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!

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great - That is, Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli. Men abhorred the offering - As the people saw that the priests had no piety, and that they acted as if there was no God; they despised God's service, and became infidels. A national priesthood, when the foundation is right, may be a great blessing; but if the priesthood becomes corrupt, though the foundation itself stand sure, the corruption of the national…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The offering of the Lord - Minchah, here in the general sense of “gift or offering” to God (compare Malachi 1:10-11; Malachi 3:3). In its restricted sense, it is used of the meat offerings, the unbloody sacrifices, and is then coupled with bloody sacrifices, sacrifices of slain beasts. (See 1 Samuel 2:29.)Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 Samuel, being devoted to the Lord in a special manner, was from a child employed about the sanctuary in the services he was capable of. As he did this with a pious disposition of mind, it was called ministering unto the Lord. He received a blessing from the Lord. Those young people who serve God as well as they can, he will enable to improve, that they may serve him better. Eli shunned trouble and exertion. This led him to indulge his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-17The priests were meant to take their share of the meat only after it was boiled (see Numbers 6:19). Eli’s sons ignored God's rules (1 Samuel 2:13–14, 17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1713-17. the priests' custom with the people--When persons wished to present a sacrifice of peace offering on the altar, the offering was brought in the first instance to the priest, and as the Lord's part was burnt, the parts appropriated respectively to the priests and offerers were to be sodden. But Eli's sons, unsatisfied with the breast and shoulder, which were the perquisites appointed to them by the divine law (Ex 29:27; Le 7:31, 32), not only…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 2:17

• Covetousness
• Gluttony
• Hophni
• Judge
• Minister, Christian
• Priest
• Rulers
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Crouch
• Custom
• Dunghill
• Dust
• Esteem
• Fleshhook
• Hannah
• Hire
• Horn
• Increase

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings