1 Samuel 2:10–17

¹⁰Those who oppose the Lord will be shattered; ^cd

He will thunder in the heavens against them. ^e

The Lord will judge the ends of the earth. ^f

He will give power to His king;

He will lift up the horn of His anointed. ^g

¹¹Elkanah went home to Ramah, ^hbut the boy served the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest. ⁱ

Eli’s Family Judged

¹²Eli’s sons were wicked men; ^jthey had no regard for the Lord ^k13or for the priests’ share of the sacrifices from the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling ¹⁴and plunge it into the container or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot. ^lThe priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up. This is the way they treated all the Israelites who came there to Shiloh. ¹⁵Even before the fat was burned, ^mthe priest’s servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest some meat to roast, because he won’t accept boiled meat from you—only raw.” ¹⁶If that man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you can take whatever you want for yourself,” ⁿthe servant would reply, “No, I insist that you hand it over right now. If you don’t, I’ll take it by force!” ¹⁷So the servants’ sin was very severe in the presence of the Lord, because they treated the Lord’s offering with contempt. ^o