1 Samuel 2:27-29
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Eli Honors His Sons Above Yahweh
27 Then (A)a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘(B)Did I not indeed reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt, enslaved to Pharaoh’s house? 28 (C)And did I not choose them from all the tribes of Israel to be My priests, to go up to My altar, to burn incense, to carry an ephod before Me; and did I not (D)give to the house of your father all the fire offerings of the sons of Israel? 29 Why do you (E)kick at My sacrifice and at My offering (F)which I have commanded in My (G)habitation, and (H)honor your sons above Me, by making yourselves fat with the [a]choicest of every offering of My people Israel?’
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