Now Eli was very old, but he was aware of what his sons were doing to the people of Israel. He knew, for instance, that his sons were seducing the young women who assisted at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

以利年甚老迈，听见他两个儿子待以色列众人的事，又听见他们与会幕门前伺候的妇人苟合，

以利年纪老迈，听见他两个儿子对以色列众人所做一切的事，又听见他们与会幕门前伺候的妇人同寝，

以利年纪老迈，听见他两个儿子对以色列众人所做一切的事，又听见他们与会幕门前伺候的妇人同寝，

以利年事已高，他听说两个儿子对待以色列人的恶行，以及他们与在会幕门口供职的妇女行淫的事后，

以利已经非常老了，听见自己的儿子对待以色列人的一切事，又听见他们与在会幕门口侍应的妇女同寝。

这时以利已经很老了，他听说儿子们对以色列众人所做的一切，还听说他们与会幕门口服事的妇女们同寝，

以利年甚老邁，聽見他兩個兒子待以色列眾人的事，又聽見他們與會幕門前伺候的婦人苟合，

以利年紀老邁，聽見他兩個兒子對以色列眾人所做一切的事，又聽見他們與會幕門前伺候的婦人同寢，

以利年紀老邁，聽見他兩個兒子對以色列眾人所做一切的事，又聽見他們與會幕門前伺候的婦人同寢，

以利年事已高，他聽說兩個兒子對待以色列人的惡行，以及他們與在會幕門口供職的婦女行淫的事後，

以利已經非常老了，聽見自己的兒子對待以色列人的一切事，又聽見他們與在會幕門口侍應的婦女同寢。

以利非常老邁；常聽見他兩個兒子待以色列眾人的一切事，又聽見他們跟會棚出入處的女服役們同寢，

這時以利已經很老了，他聽說兒子們對以色列眾人所做的一切，還聽說他們與會幕門口服事的婦女們同睡，

以利年邁、聞其子待以色列眾之事、並聞其與會幕門供役之婦同寢、

以利年邁、聞其子、於以色列族中所行、亦聞其與會幕前從事之女同寢、

以利年邁、聞其子如何待以色列人、又聞其與會幕前侍立侍立或作從事之婦女同寢、

Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

Eli was very old. He kept hearing about everything his sons were doing to all the Israelites. He also heard how his sons were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

Now Eli was very old, and he kept hearing all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who were serving at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

Now Eli was very old. 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.

Now Eli was very old; and he heard about everything that his sons were doing to all Israel, and that they slept with the women who served at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

Now Eli was very old; and he heard everything his sons did to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

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.

Now Eli was very old. 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.

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.

Now Eli was very old when he heard about everything that his sons used to do to all the people of Israel and how they used to have sex with the women who were stationed at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

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.

Bezalel made the bronze washbasin and its bronze stand from bronze mirrors donated by the women who served at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

or for their duties as priests. Whenever anyone offered a sacrifice, Eli’s sons would send over a servant with a three pronged fork. While the meat of the sacrificed animal was still boiling,the servant would stick the fork into the pot and demand that whatever it brought up be given to Eli’s sons. All the Israelites who came to worship at Shiloh were treated this way.Sometimes the servant would come even before the animal’s fat had been burned on the altar. He would demand raw meat before it had been boiled so that it could be used for roasting.The man offering the sacrifice might reply,“ Take as much as you want, but the fat must be burned first.” Then the servant would demand,“ No, give it to me now, or I’ll take it by force.”So the sin of these young men was very serious in the Lord’s sight, for they treated the Lord’s offerings with contempt.

Your priests have violated my instructions and defiled my holy things. They make no distinction between what is holy and what is not. And they do not teach my people the difference between what is ceremonially clean and unclean. They disregard my Sabbath days so that I am dishonored among them.

As Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.

Do you really think you can steal, murder, commit adultery, lie, and burn incense to Baal and all those other new gods of yours,and then come here and stand before me in my Temple and chant,“ We are safe!”— only to go right back to all those evils again?

‘ And what the priests do, the people also do.’ So now I will punish both priests and people for their wicked deeds.They will eat and still be hungry. They will play the prostitute and gain nothing from it, for they have deserted the Lordto worship other gods.“ Wine has robbed my people of their understanding.