World English Bible
"Now the sons of Eli were base men; they didn't know Yahweh."
— 1 Samuel 2:12, World English 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. ”
“But the sons of Eli were wicked men. They did not acknowledge the LORD’s authority.”
“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 will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for no man shall prevail by strength.
Those who strive with Yahweh shall be broken to pieces. He will thunder against them in the sky. "Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed."
Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. The child did minister to Yahweh before Eli the priest.
Now the sons of Eli were base men; they didn't know Yahweh.
The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was boiling, with a fork of three teeth in his hand;
and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fork brought up the priest took therewith. So they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there.
Yes, before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man who sacrificed, "Give meat to roast for the priest; for he will not accept boiled meat from you, but raw."