1 Samuel 2:17-19

Contemporary English Version

¹⁷Eli's sons did not show any respect for the sacrifices that the people offered. This was a terrible sin, and it made the Lord very angry.

Hannah Visits Samuel

¹⁸The boy Samuel served the Lord and wore a special linen garment^[a] ¹⁹and the clothes^[b] his mother made for him. She brought new clothes every year, when she and her husband came to offer sacrifices at Shiloh.

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Footnotes

2.18 a special linen garment: Either a loin cloth or a jacket or a vest worn only by priests.
2.19 clothes: The Hebrew word means a sleeveless coat or robe that was worn by priests. Samuel was a small child, but his mother made him clothes just like those worn by priests.