1 Samuel 2:24 — Community Reflections

1 SAMUEL 2:24 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord’s people to transgress.”

No, my sons; it is not a good report that I hear the people of the LORD spreading abroad—Eli invokes shame (*shem ra*, bad name/report) and concern for the LORD's reputation, but his tone is more sorrowful than commanding.

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