1 Samuel 2 · Verse 17

1 Samuel 2:17

Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.
1 Samuel 2:17, King James Version

1 Samuel 2:17 in other translations

BSBThus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
WEBThe sin of the young men was very great before the LORD; for the men despised the LORD’s offering.
ASVAnd the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah.
YLTAnd the sin of the young men is very great in the presence of Jehovah, for the men have despised the offering of Jehovah.
DARBYAnd the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah, for men despised the offering of Jehovah.
BBEAnd the sin of these young men was very great before the Lord; for they gave no honour to the Lord's offerings.
WebsterWherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.

What does 1 Samuel 2:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 2:13-17

13-17. the priests' custom with the people--When persons wished to present a sacrifice of peace offering on the altar, the offering was brought in the first instance to the priest, and as the Lord's part was burnt, the parts appropriated respectively to the priests and offerers were to be sodden. But Eli's sons, unsatisfied with the breast and shoulder, which were the perquisites appointed to them by the divine law…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great - That is, Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli. Men abhorred the offering - As the people saw that the priests had no piety, and that they acted as if there was no God; they despised God's service, and became infidels. A national priesthood, when the foundation is right, may be a great blessing; but if the priesthood becomes corrupt, though the foundation itself stand sure, the corruption of the national manners will be the unavoidable consequence.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:11-26

Samuel, being devoted to the Lord in a special manner, was from a child employed about the sanctuary in the services he was capable of. As he did this with a pious disposition of mind, it was called ministering unto the Lord. He received a blessing from the Lord. Those young people who serve God as well as they can, he will enable to improve, that they may serve him better. Eli shunned trouble and exertion. This led…

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1 Samuel 2:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתְּהִ֨יva.te.Hiand it wasH1961
חַטַּ֧אתcha.Tat[the] sin ofH2403
הַנְּעָרִ֛יםha.ne.'a.Rimthe young menH5288
גְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahgreatH1419
מְאֹ֖דme.'OdveryH3966
אֶת\־'et-withH854
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] presence ofH6440
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כִּ֤יkiforH3588
נִֽאֲצוּ֙ni.'a.Tzuthey treated with contemptH5006
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853
מִנְחַ֥תmin.Chat[the] offering ofH4503
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 2:17

  • Malachi 2:7-9

    For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.

  • Genesis 13:13

    But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.

  • Malachi 2:13

    And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.

  • Genesis 6:11

    The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

  • 2 Kings 21:6

    And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.

  • Psalms 51:4

    Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

  • Isaiah 3:8

    For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

  • Genesis 10:9

    He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.

  • Matthew 18:7

    Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

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before.
Ge 6:11; 10:9; 13:13; 2Ki 21:6; Ps 51:4; Isa 3:8
abhorred.
Mal 2:8,13; Mt 18:7

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 2:16

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 2:17

    Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 2:18

    But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

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1 Samuel 2:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Era pues el pecado de los mozos muy grande delante de Jehová; porque los hombres menospreciaban los sacrificios de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le péché de ces jeunes hommes fut très grand devant l’ Éternel; car les hommes méprisaient l’offrande de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Sünde der Jünglinge war sehr groß vor Jehova; denn die Leute verachteten die Opfergabe Jehovas.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Erat ergo peccatum puerorum grande nimis coram Domino: quia retrahebant homines a sacrificio Domini.