Then Hannah ^aprayed and said,“My heart exults in the LORD;^bMy ¹horn is exalted in the LORD,My mouth ²speaks boldly against my enemies,Because ^cI rejoice in Your salvation.

11 Then Elkanah went to his home at ^aRamah. ^bBut the boy ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest.

12 Now the sons of Eli were ^1aworthless men; they did not know the LORD 13 ^aand the custom of the priests with the people. When any man was offering a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand. 14 Then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. Thus they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. 15 Also, before ^athey burned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest meat for roasting, as he will not take boiled meat from you, only raw.” 16 If the man said to him, “They must surely ¹burn the fat ²first, and then take as much as ³you desire,” then he would say, “No, but you shall give it to me now; and if not, I will take it by force.” 17 Thus the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD, for the men ^adespised the offering of the LORD.

18 Now ^aSamuel was ministering before the LORD, as a boy ^1bwearing a linen ephod. 19 And his mother would make him a little ^arobe and bring it to him from year to year when she would come up with her husband to offer ^bthe yearly sacrifice. 20 Then Eli would ^abless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May the LORD give you ¹children from this woman in place of ²the one she ^bdedicated to the LORD.” And they went to their own ³home.

21 ^aThe LORD visited Hannah; and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And ^bthe boy Samuel grew before the LORD.

22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard ^aall that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with ^bthe women who served at the doorway of the tent of meeting. 23 He said to them, “Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people? 24 No, my sons; for the report is not good ^awhich I hear ¹the LORD’S people circulating. 25 If one man sins against another, ^aGod will mediate for him; but ^bif a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to the voice of their father, for the ^cLORD desired to put them to death.

26 Now the boy ^aSamuel ¹was growing in stature and in favor both with the LORD and with men.

27 Then ^aa man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the LORD, ‘^bDid I not indeed reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh’s house? 28 ^aDid I not choose them from all the tribes of Israel to be My priests, to go up to My altar, to burn incense, to carry an ephod before Me; and did I not ^bgive to the house of your father all the fire offerings of the sons of Israel? 29 Why do you ^akick at My sacrifice and at My offering ^bwhich I have commanded in My ^cdwelling, and ^dhonor your sons above Me, by making yourselves fat with the ¹choicest of every offering of My people Israel?’ 30 Therefore the LORD God of Israel declares, ‘^aI did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever’; but now the LORD declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for ^bthose who honor Me I will honor, and those ^cwho despise Me will be lightly esteemed. 31 Behold, ^athe days are coming when I will break your ¹strength and the ²strength of your father’s house so that there will not be an old man in your house. 32 You will see ^athe distress of My dwelling, in spite of all the good that ¹I do for Israel; and an ^bold man will not be in your house forever. 33 Yet I will not cut off every man of yours from My altar ¹so that your eyes will fail from weeping and your soul grieve, and all the increase of your house will die ²in the prime of life. 34 This will be ^athe sign to you which will come concerning your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: ^bon the same day both of them will die. 35 But ^aI will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and ^bI will build him an enduring house, and he will walk before ^cMy anointed always. 36 Everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a ¹piece of silver or a loaf of bread and say, “Please ²assign me to one of the priest’s offices so that I may eat a piece of bread.”’”

Then Hannah ^aprayed and said,“My heart exults in Yahweh;^bMy ¹horn is exalted in Yahweh;My mouth ²speaks boldly against my enemies,Because ^cI am glad in Your salvation.

11 Then Elkanah went to his home at ^aRamah. ^bBut the young boy ministered to Yahweh before Eli the priest.

12 Now the sons of Eli were ^1avile men; they did not know Yahweh. 13 ^aAnd this was the legal judgment for the priests with the people: when any man was offering a sacrifice, the priest’s young man would come while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand. 14 Then he would thrust it into the pan or kettle or caldron or pot; all that the fork would bring up the priest would take for himself. Thus they would do in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. 15 Also, before ^athey offered up the fat in smoke, the priest’s young man would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest meat for roasting; he will not take boiled meat from you, only raw.” 16 Then the man would say to him, “They must surely offer up the fat in smoke ¹first, and then take as much as your soul desires,” then he would say, “No, you shall give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.” 17 Thus the sin of the young men was very great before Yahweh, for the men ^aspurned the offering of Yahweh.

18 Now ^aSamuel was ministering before Yahweh, as a ¹young boy ^bgirded with a linen ephod. 19 And his mother would make him a little ^arobe and bring it to him from year to year when she would come up with her husband to offer ^bthe yearly sacrifice. 20 Then Eli would ^abless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May Yahweh establish for you a seed from this woman in place of ¹the one she ^bdedicated to Yahweh.” And they went to their own ²home.

21 ^aYahweh indeed visited Hannah; and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And ^bthe young boy Samuel grew before Yahweh.

22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard ^aall that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with ^bthe women who served at the doorway of the tent of meeting. 23 So he said to them, “Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people? 24 No, my sons; for the report is not good ^awhich I hear the people of Yahweh ¹passing about. 25 If one man sins against another, ^aGod will mediate for him; but ^bif a man sins against Yahweh, who can pray for him?” But they would not listen to the voice of their father, for ^cYahweh desired to put them to death.

26 Now the young boy ^aSamuel ¹was growing in stature and in favor both with Yahweh and with men.

27 Then ^aa man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘^bDid I not indeed reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt, enslaved to Pharaoh’s house? 28 ^aAnd did I not choose them from all the tribes of Israel to be My priests, to go up to My altar, to burn incense, to carry an ephod before Me; and did I not ^bgive to the house of your father all the fire offerings of the sons of Israel? 29 Why do you ^akick at My sacrifice and at My offering ^bwhich I have commanded in My ^chabitation, and ^dhonor your sons above Me, by making yourselves fat with the ¹choicest of every offering of My people Israel?’ 30 Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, declares, ‘^aI did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever’; but now Yahweh declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for ^bthose who honor Me I will honor, and those ^cwho despise Me will be cursed. 31 Behold, ^athe days are coming, and I will break your ¹strength and the ²strength of your father’s house so that there will not be an old man in your house. 32 And you will look upon ^athe distress of My habitation, in spite of all the good that ¹I do for Israel; and an ^bold man will not be in your house all the days. 33 Yet I will not cut off every man of yours from My altar ¹so that your eyes will fail from weeping and your soul grieve, and all the increase of your house will be put to death ²in the prime of life. 34 Now this will be ^athe sign to you which will come concerning your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: ^bon the same day both of them will be put to death. 35 But ^aI will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and ^bI will build him a faithful house, and he will walk before ^cMy anointed always. 36 And it will be that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a ¹piece of silver or a loaf of bread and say, “Please ²assign me to one of the priest’s offices so that I may eat a piece of bread.”’”

Hannah ^aprayed and said,“My heart rejoices and triumphs in the LORD;^bMy horn (strength) is lifted up in the LORD,My mouth has opened wide to speak boldly against my enemies,Because ^cI rejoice in Your salvation.

11 Elkanah and his wife Hannah returned to ^aRamah to his house. ^bBut the child Samuel served the LORD ¹under the guidance of Eli the priest.

12 The sons of Eli Hophni and Phinehas were ^1aworthless (dishonorable, unprincipled) men; they did not know nor respect the LORD 13 ^aand the custom of the priests with the sacrifices of the people. When any man was offering a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged meat fork in his hand; 14 then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; everything that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is what they did in Shiloh to all the sacrifices of the ¹Israelites who came there. 15 Also, before ^athey burned (offered) the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give the priest meat to roast, since he will not accept boiled meat from you, only raw.” 16 If the man said to him, “¹Certainly they are to burn (offer) the fat first, and then you may take as much as ²you want,” then the priest’s servant would say, “No! You shall give it to me now or I will take it by force.” 17 So the sin of the two young men Hophni and Phinehas was very great before the LORD, for the men ^atreated the offering of the LORD disrespectfully.

18 Now ^aSamuel was ministering before the LORD, as a child ^bdressed in a linen ephod a sacred item of priestly clothing. 19 Moreover, his mother would make him a little ^arobe and would bring it up to him each year when she came up with her husband to offer ^bthe yearly sacrifice. 20 Then Eli would ^abless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she asked for which was ^bdedicated to the LORD.” Then they would return to their own home.

21 And the time came when ^athe LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And ^bthe boy Samuel grew before the LORD.

22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard about ^aeverything that his sons were doing to all the people of Israel, and how they were lying with ^bthe women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) . 23 Eli said to them, “Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people? 24 No, my sons; for the report ^athat I keep hearing from the passers-by among the LORD’S people is not good. 25 If one man does wrong and sins against another, ^aGod will intercede (arbitrate) for him; but ^bif a man does wrong to the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, ¹for it was the ^cLORD’S will to put them to death.

26 But the boy ^aSamuel continued to grow in stature and in favor both with the LORD and with men.

27 ^aThen a man of God (prophet) came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the LORD: ‘^bDid I not plainly reveal Myself to the house of your father (ancestor) when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh’s house? 28 Moreover, ^1aI selected him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to go up to My altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before Me. And from then on I ^bgave to the house of your father all the fire offerings of the sons of Israel. 29 Why then do you ^akick at (despise) My sacrifice and My offering ^bwhich I commanded in My ^cdwelling place, and ^dhonor your sons more than Me, by fattening yourselves with the choicest part of every offering of My people Israel?’ 30 Therefore the LORD God of Israel declares, ‘^aI did indeed say that your house and that of Aaron your father would walk in priestly service before Me forever.’ But now the LORD declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for ^bthose who honor Me I will honor, and those ^cwho despise Me will be insignificant and contemptible. 31 Behold, ^athe time is coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. 32 You will look at ^athe distress of My ¹house (the tabernacle) , in spite of all the good which God will do for Israel, and there will never again be an ^bold man in your house. 33 Yet I will not cut off every man of yours from My altar; your eyes will fail from weeping and your soul will grieve, and all those born in your house will die as men in the prime of life. 1+@Sam 22:17-20 34 This will be ^athe sign to you which shall come concerning your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: ^bon the same day both of them shall die. 1+@Sam 4:17, 18 35 But ^aI will raise up for Myself a ¹faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and ^bI will build him a permanent and enduring house, and he will walk before ^cMy anointed ²forever. 1+@Sam 2:10 36 And it will happen that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread and say, “Please assign me to one of the priest’s offices so I may eat a piece of bread.”’”