1 Samuel 2:12

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1 Samuel 2:12

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

Sons of belial

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Sons of belial

But certain good-for-nothing persons said, How is this man to be our saviour? And having no respect for him, they gave him no offering.

So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him.

That good-for-nothing persons have gone out from among you, turning the people of their town from the right way and saying, Let us go and give worship to other gods, of whom you have no knowledge;

While they were taking their pleasure at the meal, the good-for-nothing men of the town came round the house, giving blows on the door; and they said to the old man, the master of the house, Send out that man who came to your house, so that we may take our pleasure with him.

And get two good-for-nothing persons to come before him and give witness that he has been cursing God and the king. Then take him out and have him stoned to death.

And what agreement is there between Christ and the Evil One? or what part has one who has faith with one who has not?

Knew

Now at that time Samuel had no knowledge of the Lord, and the revelation of the word of the Lord had not come to him.

And in time death overtook all that generation; and another generation came after them, having no knowledge of the Lord or of the things which he had done for Israel.

The priests did not say, Where is the Lord? and those who were expert in the law had no knowledge of me: and the rulers did evil against me, and the prophets became prophets of the Baal, going after things without value.

He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.

You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.

They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me.

And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ.

Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.