1 Samuel 2:22 “Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doin…”

1 Samuel 2:22

Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

World English Bible

Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did to all Israel, and how that they slept with the women who served at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

American Standard Version

Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did unto all Israel, and how that they lay with the women that did service at the door of the tent of meeting.

Geneva Bible 1599

So Eli was very olde, and heard all that his sonnes did vnto all Israel, and howe they laye with the women that assembled at the doore of the tabernacle of the Congregation.

Darby Translation

And Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and that they lay with the women that served at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

Young's Literal Translation

And Eli [is] very old, and hath heard all that his sons do to all Israel, and how that they lie with the women who are assembling [at] the opening of the tent of meeting,

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“Now”

1 Samuel 8:1

1 Samuel 8:1 · BSB

When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.

“did unto”

1 Samuel 2:13–17 Ezekiel 22:26 Hosea 4:9–11 Jeremiah 7:9 Jeremiah 7:10

1 Samuel 2:13–17 · BSB

or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling

Ezekiel 22:26 · BSB

Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that…

Hosea 4:9–11 · BSB

And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.

Jeremiah 7:9 · BSB

Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,

Jeremiah 7:10 · BSB

and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?

“assembled”

Exodus 38:8

Exodus 38:8 · BSB

Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

21So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.

23“Why are you doing these things?” Eli said to his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people.

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