1 Samuel 2:16-18

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¹⁶ Maybe the man offering the sacrifice would say, “Burn the fat^[a] first, and then you can take whatever you want.” But the servant would answer: “No, give me the meat now. If you don’t give it to me, I’ll take it from you!”

¹⁷ In this way Hophni and Phinehas showed that they did not respect the offerings made to the Lord. This was a terrible sin against the Lord.

¹⁸ But Samuel served the Lord. He was a helper who wore the linen ephod.