Old Testament · VERSE 17

1 Samuel 2:17

King James Version

Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.

Read in 1 Samuel 2
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

1 Samuel 2:17 in context

1 Samuel 2:15

Also 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.

1 Samuel 2:16

And 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.

1 Samuel 2:17SELECTED VERSE

Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.

1 Samuel 2:18

But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

1 Samuel 2:19

Moreover 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.

More verses from 1 Samuel 2

Continue with 1 Samuel 2

Read the complete chapter in the King James Version.

Open 1 Samuel 2
MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE

Reading settings

Appearance
Typeface

There is always another world waiting between the pages.

Your preferences stay in this browser. No account needed.