1 Samuel 2:12New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they did not know the LORD
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Now the sons of Eli [were] sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Now the sons of Eli [were] sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not Jehovah.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Now, the sons of Eli, were abandoned men,—they knew not Yahweh.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and the sons of Eli [are] sons of worthlessness, they have not known Jehovah.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Now the sons of Heli were children of Belial, not knowing the Lord,
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Now the sonnes of Eli were wicked men, and knewe not the Lord.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Now the sonnes of Eli were sonnes of Belial, they knewe not the LORD.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they did not know the LORD.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And the sons of Eli{gr.Heli} the priest [were] evil sons, not knowing the Lord.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Now the sons of Eli [were] sons of Beliyyaal; they knew not Yahweh. |
Now the sons
1121 {1121} Primeבֵּןben{bane}
From H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001, H0251, etc.).
of
`Ëlî
עֵלִי
5941 {5941} Primeעֵלִי`Eliy{ay-lee'}
From H5927; lofty; Eli, an Israelitish high priest.
[ were] sons
1121 {1121} Primeבֵּןben{bane}
From H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001, H0251, etc.).
of
Bæliyya`al
בְּלִיַּעַל;
1100 {1100} Primeבְּלִיַּעַלb@liya`al{bel-e-yah'-al}
From H1097 and H3276; without profit, worthlessness; by extension destruction, wickedness (often in connection with H0376, H0802, H1121, etc.).
they knew
3045 {3045} Primeידעyada`{yaw-dah'}
A primitive root; to know (properly to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively instruction, designation, punishment, etc.).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
not
x3808 (3808) Complementלֹאlo'{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
x853 (0853) Complementאֵת'eth{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
Yähwè
יָהוֶה.
3068 {3068} PrimeיְהֹוָהY@hovah{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God. |
1 Samuel 2:12
_ _ 1 Samuel 2:12-17. The sin of Eli’s sons.
_ _ Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial — not only careless and irreligious, but men loose in their actions, and vicious and scandalous in their habits. Though professionally engaged in sacred duties, they were not only strangers to the power of religion in the heart, but they had thrown off its restraints, and even ran, as is sometimes done in similar cases by the sons of eminent ministers, to the opposite extreme of reckless and open profligacy. |
1 Samuel 2:12
Knew not — They did not honour, love, or serve God. |
1 Samuel 2:12
Now the sons of Eli [were] sons of Belial; they (k) knew not the LORD.
(k) That is, they neglected his ordinance. |
- the sons:
Hosea 4:6-9 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. ... And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
Malachi 2:1-9 And now, O ye priests, this commandment [is] for you. ... Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.
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- sons of Belial:
1 Samuel 10:27 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
1 Samuel 25:17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he [is such] a son of Belial, that [a man] cannot speak to him.
Deuteronomy 13:13 [Certain] men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;
Judges 19:22 [Now] as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, [and] beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
1 Kings 21:10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And [then] carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
1 Kings 21:13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, [even] against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
2 Corinthians 6:15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
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- knew:
1 Samuel 3:7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
Judges 2:10 And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
Jeremiah 2:8 The priests said not, Where [is] the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after [things that] do not profit.
Jeremiah 22:16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then [it was] well [with him: was] not this to know me? saith the LORD.
John 8:55 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
John 16:3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Romans 1:28-30 And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; ... Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
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