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NASB | 1 Samuel 2:22 ¶ Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who served at the doorway of the tent of meeting. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 2:22 ¶ Now Eli was very old; and he heard about everything that his sons were doing to all [the people of] Israel, and how they were lying with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle). |
Bible Question: Was Eli the priest lax in his discipline with his sons? |
Bible Answer: Your answer according to the Scriptures is YES, Eli was definitely lax in the discipline of his sons. Eli - (1 Samuel 2:22-36; 3:11-14). He was a great priest of God in a dangerous and difficult time. He was devout and powerful. Yet God stripped him of priestly successors because of what happened with his sons (1 Samuel 2:12; 2:22). Through the young man Samuel, God said, "For I have told him (Eli) that I am about to judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves and he did not rebuke them" (1 Samuel 3:13 NASB). In fact, God told him that he had honored his sons above Him and had been lead to share in unlawful benefits because of them (1 Samuel 2:29). As a result, Eli lost his sons (1 Samuel 2:34; 4:11) and a future lineage of priests because he did not take decisive action by rebuking his sons when they sinned. Mike |
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