1 Samuel 2:12
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.In other versions
Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah.
ASV
Now the sons of Eli were evil and good-for-nothing men, having no knowledge of the Lord.
BBE
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not Jehovah.
DBY
Now the sons of Eli were base men; they didn't know Yahweh.
WEB
and the sons of Eli `are' sons of worthlessness, they have not known Jehovah.
YLT
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
ENG
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
WBT
Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
BSB
In context
10The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
11And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
12Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
13And the priest's 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;
14And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Eli