Cross References Wherefore the sin of the young men was exceeding great before the Lord: because they withdrew men from the sacrifice of the Lord. 1 Samuel 2:16 And he that sacrificed said to him: Let the fat first be burnt to day, according to the custom, and then take to thee as much as thy soul desireth. But he answered, and said to him: Not so: but thou shalt give it me now, or else I will take it by force. 1 Samuel 3:13 For I have foretold unto him, that I will judge his house for ever, for iniquity, because he knew that his sons did wickedly, and did not chastise them. Malachi 2:7 For the lips of the priests shall keep knowledge, and they shall seek the law at his mouth: because he is the angel of the Lord of hosts. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Wherefore the sin of the young men was exceeding great before the Lord: because they withdrew men from the sacrifice of the Lord. before Genesis 6:11 And the earth was corrupted before God, and was filled with iniquity. Genesis 10:9 And he was a stout hunter before the Lord. Hence came a proverb: Even as Nemrod the stout hunter before the Lord. Genesis 13:13 And the men of Sodom were very wicked, and sinners before the face of the Lord beyond measure. 2 Kings 21:6 And he made his son pass through fire: and he used divinations, and observed omens, and appointed pythons, and multiplied soothsayers, to do evil before the Lord, and to provoke him. Psalm 51:4 To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: that thou mayst be justified in thy words, and mayst overcome when thou art judged. Isaiah 3:8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Juda is fallen: because their tongue, and their devices are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his majesty. abhorred Malachi 2:8,13 But you have departed out of the way, and have caused many to stumble at the law: you have made void the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. . . . Matthew 18:7 Woe to the world because of scandals. For it must needs be that scandals come: but nevertheless woe to that man by whom the scandal cometh. Context Eli's Wicked Sons…16And he that sacrificed said to him: Let the fat first be burnt to day, according to the custom, and then take to thee as much as thy soul desireth. But he answered, and said to him: Not so: but thou shalt give it me now, or else I will take it by force. 17Wherefore the sin of the young men was exceeding great before the Lord: because they withdrew men from the sacrifice of the Lord.18But Samuel ministered before the face of the Lord: being a child girded with a linen ephod.… Lexicon Thus the sinחַטַּ֧את (ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender of these young men הַנְּעָרִ֛ים (han·nə·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer was וַתְּהִ֨י (wat·tə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be severe גְּדוֹלָ֥ה (gə·ḏō·w·lāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent in the sight פְּנֵ֣י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face of the LORD, יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel for כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction they הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 582: Man, mankind {were treating} the LORD’s יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel offering מִנְחַ֥ת (min·ḥaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering with contempt. נִֽאֲצוּ֙ (ni·’ă·ṣū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5006: To spurn, treat with contempt Additional Translations Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.Why the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD. And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah. So the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for they set at nought the offering of the Lord. And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah, for men despised the offering of Jehovah. And the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD. Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD. The sin of the young men was very great before Yahweh; for the men despised the offering of Yahweh. And the sin of the young men is very great in the presence of Jehovah, for the men have despised the offering of Jehovah. Jump to Previous Abhorred Contempt Contemptuously Dealt Despised Honour Lord's Offering Offerings Presence Sight Sin Treated Treating Wherefore YoungJump to Next Abhorred Contempt Contemptuously Dealt Despised Honour Lord's Offering Offerings Presence Sight Sin Treated Treating Wherefore YoungLinks 1 Samuel 2:17 NIV1 Samuel 2:17 NLT 1 Samuel 2:17 ESV 1 Samuel 2:17 NASB 1 Samuel 2:17 KJV 1 Samuel 2:17 Bible Apps 1 Samuel 2:17 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 2:17 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 2:17 French Bible 1 Samuel 2:17 German Bible Alphabetical: before contempt despised for great in LORD Lord's men of offering sight sin the they This Thus treating very was were with young OT History: 1 Samuel 2:17 The sin of the young men was (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |