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1 Samuel 2:16-18
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 2:16-18
English Standard Version
16 And if the man said to him, “Let them burn the fat first, and then take as much as you wish,” he would say, “No, you must give it now, and if not, I will take it by force.” 17 Thus the sin of the young men was very great (A)in the sight of the Lord, (B)for the men treated the offering of the Lord with contempt.
18 (C)Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy (D)clothed with a linen ephod.
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