1 Samuel 2:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.”
1 Samuel 2:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 2:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 2:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now the sons of Eli were wicked men. They didn’t know Yahweh.”
1 Samuel 2:12 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 2:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah.”
1 Samuel 2:12 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 2:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the sons of Eli <FI>are<Fi> sons of worthlessness, they have not known Jehovah.”
1 Samuel 2:12 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 2:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not Jehovah.”
1 Samuel 2:12 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 2:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now the sonnes of Eli were wicked men, and knewe not the Lord.”
1 Samuel 2:12 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 2:12 in Context — 1 Samuel 2
10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest.
12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.
13 And the priests’ custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
14 And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
What Does 1 Samuel 2:12 Mean?
1 Samuel 2:12 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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