1 SAMUEL 2:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.”
Moreover, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the one who was sacrificing: Give meat for the priest to roast; for he will not accept boiled meat from you, but only raw—the demand is made *before* the LORD's portion (the fat, *chelev*) is offered. This reverses the proper order: the divine portion should be honored first, then the priestly portion. The insistence on raw meat suggests their appetite overrides ritual propriety.
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