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

15Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw. 16And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force. Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before Yhwh: for men abhorred the offering of Yhwh. 18But Samuel ministered before Yhwh, being a child, girded with a linen ephod. 19Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly 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

• Wherefore the sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• of the young menנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• was veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• for menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• abhorredנָאַץnâ'ats · to spurnH5006
• the offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:17

• Genesis 6:11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
• Genesis 10:9He was a mighty hunter before Yhwh: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before Yhwh.
• Genesis 13:13But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before Yhwh exceedingly.
• 2 Kings 21:6And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of Yhwh, to provoke him to anger.
• Psalms 51:4Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
• Isaiah 3:8For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against Yhwh, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
• Malachi 2:8But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith Yhwh of Armies.
• Matthew 18:7Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

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