1 Samuel 2:28-30

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²⁸ I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to offer incense, to wear an ephod before me, and I gave to the family of your ancestor all my offerings by fire^[a] from the Israelites.^{(A) 29} Why then look^[b] with greedy eye at my sacrifices and my offerings^[c] and honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?^{(B) 30} Therefore the Lord the God of Israel declares: I promised that your family and the family of your ancestor should go in and out before me forever, but now the Lord declares: Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be treated with contempt.^(C)