1 Samuel 3:13

13 I told him that I am going to judge his family forever because of the iniquity he knows about:[a] his sons are defiling the sanctuary,[b] and he has not stopped them.

1 Samuel 3:13 In-Context

11 The Lord said to Samuel, "I am about to do something in Israel that everyone who hears about it will shudder.
12 On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I said about his family, from beginning to end.
13 I told him that I am going to judge his family forever because of the iniquity he knows about: his sons are defiling the sanctuary, and he has not stopped them.
14 Therefore, I have sworn to Eli's family: The iniquity of Eli's family will never be wiped out by either sacrifice or offering."
15 Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the Lord's house. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. 1 Sm 2:27-33
  • [b]. Alt Hb tradition, LXX read are cursing God
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