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1 Samuel 2:22

Eli
Sin

20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.

21 And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.

Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.

24 Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD’s people to transgress.

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BSB
Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
KJV
Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
WEB
Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did to all Israel, and how that they slept with the women who served at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
ASV
Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did unto all Israel, and how that they lay with the women that did service at the door of the tent of meeting.
DARBY
And Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and that they lay with the women that served at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
BLB
And Eli was very old, and he heard all that his sons did to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who assembled at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
ÅB
Eli var meget gammel, og når han hørte om alt det hans sønner gjorde mot hele Israel, og at de lå hos de kvinner som gjorde tjeneste ved inngangen til sammenkomstens telt,
OTB
Nå var Eli meget gammel, og han hørte om alt det hans sønner gjorde mot hele Israel—hvordan de lå med kvinnene som tjente ved inngangen til møteteltet.
B1930
Eli var meget gammel, og når han hørte om alt det hans sønner gjorde mot hele Israel, og at de lå hos de kvinner som gjorde tjeneste ved inngangen til sammenkomstens telt,

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Cross references

  • Exodus 38:8

    And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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  • Jeremiah 7:9–10

    Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

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  • 1 Samuel 2:13–17

    And the priests’ custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;

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  • Hosea 4:9–11

    And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.

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  • Ezekiel 22:26

    Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

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  • 1 Samuel 8:1

    And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

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