1 Samuel 2:17
King James Version (KJV)
Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
In context
15 Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
16 And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
18 But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
19 Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
1 Samuel 2:17 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
- WEB World English Bible
- The sin of the young men was very great before the LORD; for the men despised the LORD’s offering.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah.
- YLT Young's 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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah, for men despised the offering of Jehovah.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.