NET Bible
"But the sons of Eli were wicked men. They did not acknowledge the LORD’s authority."
— 1 Samuel 2:12, NET Bible
“Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.”
“Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah. ”
“Now the sons of Eli were base men; they didn't know Yahweh.”
“Now the sons of Heli were children of Belial, not knowing the Lord,”
“Now the sons of Eli were evil and good-for-nothing men, having no knowledge of the Lord.”
“Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.”
He watches over his holy ones, but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness, for it is not by one’s own strength that one prevails.
The LORD shatters his adversaries; he thunders against them from the heavens. The LORD executes judgment to the ends of the earth. He will strengthen his king and exalt the power of his anointed one.”
Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. Eli’s Sons Misuse Their Sacred OfficeThe boy was serving the LORD with the favor of Eli the priest.
But the sons of Eli were wicked men. They did not acknowledge the LORD’s authority.
This was the priests’ routine with the people. Whenever anyone was making a sacrifice, the priest’s attendant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand, just as the meat was boiling.
He would jab it into the basin, kettle, cauldron, or pot. Everything that the fork would bring up the priest would take for himself. This is how they used to treat all the Israelites who came there to Shiloh.
Also, before they burned the fat the priest’s attendant would come and say to the person who was making the sacrifice,“Give some meat for the priest to roast! He won’t accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.”