1 Samuel 3:14

3:14 Therefore I swore an oath to the house of Eli, ‘The sin of the house of Eli can never be forgiven by sacrifice or by grain offering.’”

1 Samuel 4:14

4:14 When Eli heard the outcry, ¹  he said, “What is this commotion?” ²  The man quickly came and told Eli.

1 Samuel 1:25

1:25 Once the bull had been slaughtered, they brought the boy to Eli.

1 Samuel 2:12

Eli’s Sons Misuse Their Sacred Office

2:12 The sons of Eli were wicked men. ³  They did not recognize the Lord’s authority. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 1:12

1:12 As she continued praying to ⁵  the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.

1 Samuel 1:14

1:14 So he ⁶  said to her, “How often do you intend to get drunk? Put away your wine!”

1 Samuel 3:2

3:2 Eli’s eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place,

1 Samuel 3:16

3:16 However, Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He replied, “Here I am.”

1 Samuel 4:11

4:11 The ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were killed.

1 Samuel 4:15

4:15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes looked straight ahead; ⁷  he was unable to see.

1 Samuel 3:8

3:8 Then the Lord called Samuel a third time. So he got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me!” Eli then realized that it was the Lord who was calling the boy.

1 Samuel 1:9

1:9 On one occasion in Shiloh, after they had finished eating and drinking, Hannah got up. ⁸  (Now at the time Eli the priest was sitting in his chair ⁹  by the doorpost of the Lord’s temple.)

1 Samuel 1:13

1:13 Now Hannah was speaking from her heart. Although her lips were moving, her voice was inaudible. Eli therefore thought she was drunk.

1 Samuel 1:17

1:17 Eli replied, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant the request that you have asked of him.”

1 Samuel 2:11

2:11 Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. But the boy was serving the Lord under the supervision of ¹⁰  Eli the priest.

1 Samuel 3:1

The Call of Samuel

3:1 Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli’s supervision. ¹¹  Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

1 Samuel 3:5

3:5 Then he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli ¹²  said, “I didn’t call you. Go back and lie down.” So he went back and lay down.

1 Samuel 3:12

3:12 On that day I will carry out ¹³  against Eli everything that I spoke about his house – from start to finish!

1 Samuel 3:15

3:15 So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the Lord’s house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.

1 Samuel 4:16

4:16 The man said to Eli, “I am the one who came from the battle lines! Just today I fled from the battle lines!” Eli ¹⁴  asked, “How did things go, my son?”

¹ tn Heb “the sound of the cry.”

² tn Heb “the sound of this commotion.”

¹ tn Heb “sons of worthlessness.”

² tn Heb “they did not know the Lord.” The verb here has the semantic nuance “recognize the authority of.” Eli’s sons obviously knew who the Lord was; they served in his sanctuary. But they did not recognize his moral authority.

¹ tc Heb “before.” Many medieval Hebrew manuscripts read “to.”

¹ tn Heb “Eli.” The pronoun (“he”) has been used in the translation in keeping with contemporary English style.

¹ tn Heb “were set” or “were fixed,” i.e., without vision.

¹ tc The LXX adds “and stood before the Lord,” but this is probably a textual expansion due to the terseness of the statement in the Hebrew text.

² tn Or perhaps, “on his throne.” See Joüon 2:506-7 §137.f.

¹ tn Heb “with [or “before”] the face of.”

¹ tn Heb “before Eli.”

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn Or “fulfill.”

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.