Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And the sin of these young men was very great before the Lord; for they gave no honour to the Lord's offerings.
New American Standard Bible
Thus the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for the men
King James Version
Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
Holman Bible
So the servants’ sin was very severe in the presence of the Lord, because they treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.
International Standard Version
By doing this, the sin of the young men was very serious in the LORD's sight because the men despised the LORD's offering.
A Conservative Version
And the sin of the young men was very great before LORD, for the men despised the offering of LORD.
American Standard Version
And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah.
Amplified
So the sin of the [two] young men [Hophni and Phinehas] was very great before the Lord, for the men treated the offering of the Lord disrespectfully.
Darby Translation
And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah, for men despised the offering of Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
And the sin of the boys will be exceedingly great before Jehovah, for the men despised the gifts of Jehovah.
King James 2000
Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of Yahweh, because the men treated the offering of Yahweh with contempt.
Modern King James verseion
And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah. For men despised the offering of Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD. For they despised the people, and also the offering of the LORD.
NET Bible
The sin of these young men was very great in the Lord's sight, for they treated the Lord's offering with contempt.
New Heart English Bible
The sin of the young men was very great before the LORD; for they despised the offering of the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
And so it was, that, the sin of the young men, was exceeding great, before Yahweh, - for men scorned the offerings of Yahweh.
Webster
Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
World English Bible
The sin of the young men was very great before Yahweh; for the men despised the offering of Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the sin of the young men is very great in the presence of Jehovah, for the men have despised the offering of Jehovah.
Themes
Christian ministers » Instances of » Eli's sons
Covetousness » Instances of » Eli's sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice
Gluttony » Instances of » Sons of eli
Judge » Corrupt, instances of » Eli's sons
Offerings » The jews often » Abhorred, on account of the sins of the priests
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Instances of » Eli's sons
priests » Were sometimes » Greedy
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Eli's sons, desecrating the sacrifices
samuel » Life summarized » A wonderful childhood
Sin » Described as » Often very great
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 2:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eli's Evil Sons
16 And if the man said to him, First let the fat be burned, then take as much as you will; then the servant would say, No, you are to give it to me now, or I will take it by force. 17 And the sin of these young men was very great before the Lord; for they gave no honour to the Lord's offerings. 18 But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.
Cross References
Genesis 6:11
And the earth was evil in God's eyes and full of violent ways.
Genesis 10:9
He was a very great bowman, so that there is a saying, Like Nimrod, a very great bowman.
Genesis 13:13
Now the men of Sodom were evil, and great sinners before the Lord.
2 Kings 21:6
And he made his son go through the fire, and made use of secret arts and signs for reading the future; he gave positions to those who had control of spirits and to wonder-workers; he did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath.
Psalm 51:4
Against you, you only, have I done wrong, working that which is evil in your eyes; so that your words may be seen to be right, and you may be clear when you are judging.
Isaiah 3:8
For Jerusalem has become feeble, and destruction has come on Judah, because their words and their acts are against the Lord, moving the eyes of his glory to wrath.
Malachi 2:7-9
For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.
Malachi 2:13
And this again you do: covering the altar of the Lord with weeping and with grief, so that he gives no more thought to the offering, and does not take it with pleasure from your hand.
Matthew 18:7
A curse is on the earth because of trouble! for it is necessary for trouble to come; but unhappy is that man through whom the trouble comes.