Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

and the sons of Eli are sons of worthlessness, they have not known Jehovah.

New American Standard Bible

Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they did not know the Lord

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Eli’s sons were wicked men; they had no regard for the Lord

International Standard Version

Now the sons of Eli were worthless men who did not know the LORD.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah.

Amplified

The sons of Eli [Hophni and Phinehas] were worthless (dishonorable, unprincipled) men; they did not know [nor respect] the Lord

Bible in Basic English

Now the sons of Eli were evil and good-for-nothing men, having no knowledge of the Lord.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And the sons of Eli, sons of Beli-al; they knew not Jehovah.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now the sons of Eli [were] {worthless scoundrels}; they did not know Yahweh.

Modern King James verseion

And the sons of Eli were sons of Belial. They did not know Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But the sons of Eli were unthrifty children, and knew not the LORD. For the manner of the priests with the people was:

NET Bible

The sons of Eli were wicked men. They did not recognize the Lord's authority.

New Heart English Bible

Now the sons of Eli were base men; they did not know the LORD.

The Emphasized Bible

Now, the sons of Eli, were abandoned men, - they knew not Yahweh.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Now the sons of Eli were base men; they didn't know Yahweh.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of Eli
עלי 
`Eliy 
Eli
Usage: 33

of Belial
בּליּעל 
B@liya`al 
Usage: 27

Context Readings

Eli's Evil Sons

11 And Elkanah goeth to Ramath, unto his house, and the youth hath been serving Jehovah, in the presence of Eli the priest; 12 and the sons of Eli are sons of worthlessness, they have not known Jehovah. 13 And the custom of the priests with the people is: any man sacrificing a sacrifice -- then hath the servant of the priest come in when the flesh is boiling, and the hook of three teeth in his hand,

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests have not said, 'Where is Jehovah?' And those handling the law have not known Me. And the shepherds transgressed against Me, And the prophets have prophesied by Baal, And after those who profit not have gone.

Judges 2:10

and also all that generation have been gathered unto their fathers, and another generation riseth after them who have not known Jehovah, and even the work which He hath done to Israel.

Romans 1:21

because, having known God they did not glorify Him as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,

Romans 1:28-30

And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;

2 Corinthians 6:15

and what fellowship to light with darkness? and what concord to Christ with Belial? or what part to a believer with an unbeliever?

Deuteronomy 13:13

Men, sons of worthlessness, have gone out of thy midst, and they force away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known --

Judges 19:22

They are making their heart glad, and lo, men of the city, men -- sons of worthlessness -- have gone round about the house, beating on the door, and they speak unto the old man, the master of the house, saying, 'Bring out the man who hath come unto thine house, and we know him.'

1 Samuel 3:7

And Samuel hath not yet known Jehovah, and the word of Jehovah is not yet revealed unto him.

1 Samuel 10:27

and the sons of worthlessness have said, 'What! this one doth save us!' and they despise him, and have not brought to him a present; and he is as one deaf.

1 Samuel 25:17

And, now, know and consider what thou dost; for evil hath been determined against our lord, and against all his house, and he is too much a son of worthlessness to be spoken to.'

1 Kings 21:10

and cause two men -- sons of worthlessness -- to sit over-against him, and they testify of him, saying, Thou hast blessed God and Melech; and they have brought him out, and stoned him, and he dieth.'

1 Kings 21:13

and two men -- sons of worthlessness -- come in, and sit over-against him, and the men of worthlessness testify of him, even Naboth, before the people, saying, 'Naboth blessed God and Melech;' and they take him out to the outside of the city, and stone him with stones, and he dieth;

Jeremiah 9:6

thy dwelling is in the midst of deceit, Through deceit they refused to know Me, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Jeremiah 22:16

He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then it is well -- is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.

Hosea 4:6-9

Cut off have been My people for lack of knowledge, Because thou knowledge hast rejected, I reject thee from being priest to Me, And thou forgettest the law of thy God, I forget thy sons, I also!

Malachi 2:1-9

And now, to you is this charge, O priests,

John 8:55

and ye have not known Him, and I have known Him, and if I say that I have not known Him, I shall be like you -- speaking falsely; but I have known Him, and His word I keep;

John 16:3

and these things they will do to you, because they did not know the Father, nor me.

John 17:3

and this is the life age-during, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and him whom Thou didst send -- Jesus Christ;

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