"2:12  Now the sons of Eli were evil and good-for-nothing men, having no knowledge of the Lord.

2:13  And the priests' way with the people was this: when any man made an offering, the priest's servant came while the flesh was being cooked, having in his hand a meat-hook with three teeth;

2:14  This he put into the pot, and everything which came up on the hook the priest took for himself. This they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there.

2:15  And more than this, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was making the offering, Give me some of the flesh to be cooked for the priest; he has no taste for meat cooked in water, but would have you give it uncooked.

2:16  And if the man said to him, First let the fat be burned, then take as much as you will; then the servant would say, No, you are to give it to me now, or I will take it by force.

2:17  And the sin of these young men was very great before the Lord; for they gave no honour to the Lord's offerings."

Bible: 1. Samuel 2, 12-17

​

"2:22  Now Eli was very old; and he had news from time to time of what his sons were doing to all Israel.

2:23  And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.

2:24  No, my sons, the account which is given me, which the Lord's people are sending about, is not good.

2:25  If one man does wrong to another, God will be his judge: but if a man's sin is against the Lord, who will take up his cause? But they gave no attention to the voice of their father, for it was the Lord's purpose to send destruction on them.

2:26  And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men."

Bible: 1. Samuel 2, 12-17

​

"4:2  And the Philistines put their forces in order against Israel, and the fighting was hard, and Israel was overcome by the Philistines, who put to the sword about four thousand of their army in the field.

4:3  And when the people came back to their tents, the responsible men of Israel said, Why has the Lord let the Philistines overcome us today? Let us get the ark of the Lord's agreement here from Shiloh, so that it may be with us and give us salvation from the hands of those who are against us.

4:4  So the people sent to Shiloh and got the ark of the agreement of the Lord of armies whose resting-place is between the winged ones; and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were there with the ark of God's agreement.

4:5  And when the ark of the Lord's agreement came into the tent-circle, all Israel gave a great cry, so that the earth was sounding with it.

4:6  And the Philistines, hearing the noise of their cry, said, What is this great cry among the tents of the Hebrews? Then it became clear to them that the ark of the Lord had come to the tent-circle.

4:7  And the Philistines, full of fear, said, God has come into their tents. And they said, Trouble is ours! for never before has such a thing been seen.

4:8  Trouble is ours! Who will give us salvation from the hands of these great gods? These are the gods who sent all sorts of blows on the Egyptians in the waste land.

4:9  Be strong, O Philistines, be men! Do not be servants to the Hebrews as they have been to you: go forward to the fight without fear.

4:10  So the Philistines went to the fight, and Israel was overcome, and every man went in flight to his tent: and great was the destruction, for thirty thousand footmen of Israel were put to the sword.

4:11  And the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.

4:12  And a man of Benjamin went running from the fight and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothing out of order and earth on his head.

4:13  And when he came, Eli was seated by the wayside watching: and in his heart was fear for the ark of God. And when the man came into the town and gave the news, there was a great outcry.

4:14  And Eli, hearing the noise and the cries, said, What is the reason of this outcry? And the man came quickly and gave the news to Eli.

4:15  Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were fixed so that he was not able to see.

4:16  And the man said to Eli, I have come from the army and have come in flight today from the fight. And he said, How did it go, my son?

4:17  And the man said, Israel went in flight from the Philistines, and there has been great destruction among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken.

4:18  And at these words about the ark of God, Eli, falling back off his seat by the side of the doorway into the town, came down on the earth so that his neck was broken and death overtook him, for he was an old man and of great weight. He had been judging Israel for forty years."

Bible: 1. Samuel 4, 2-18

​

​