1 Samuel 2:12
“¶ Now the sonnes of Eli were sonnes of Belial, they knewe not the Lord.”
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1 Samuel 2:12 Context
10The aduersaries of the Lord shalbe broken to pieces: out of heauen shal he thunder vpon them: the Lord shall iudge the ends of the earth, and he shal giue strength vnto his king, and exalt the horne of his Anointed. 11And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house, and the child did minister vnto the Lord before Eli the Priest. 12¶ Now the sonnes of Eli were sonnes of Belial, they knewe not the Lord. 13And the priests custome with the people was, that when any man offred sacrifice, the priestes seruant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhooke of three teeth in his hand, 14And he strooke it into the panne, or kettle, or caldron, or pot: all that the flesh-hooke brought vp, the priest tooke for himselfe: so they did in Shiloh vnto all the Israelites that came thither.
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Other Translations for 1 Samuel 2:12
Now the sons of Eli [were] sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
- King James Version
Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they did not know the LORD
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Now the sons of Eli were evil and good-for-nothing men, having no knowledge of the Lord.
- Basic English Bible
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not Jehovah.
- Darby Bible
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
- Webster's Bible
Now the sons of Eli were base men; they didn't know Yahweh.
- World English Bible
and the sons of Eli [are] sons of worthlessness, they have not known Jehovah.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not the LORD.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 2:12
2:12 Knew not - They did not honour, love, or serve God.