1 Samuel 2:16-18

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ If that person said to him, ‘The fat must be burned first; then you can take whatever you want for yourself,’^(A) the servant would reply, ‘No, I insist that you hand it over right now. If you don’t, I’ll take it by force! ’ ¹⁷ So the servants’ sin was very severe in the presence of the Lord, because the men treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.^(B)

¹⁸ Samuel served in the Lord’s presence^(C) – this mere boy was dressed in the linen ephod.^(D)