1 Samuel 2:17
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.”1 Samuel 2:17
What Does 1 Samuel 2:17 Mean?
1 Samuel 2:17 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 2, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Sin.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 2:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 3:13“For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.”Malachi 2:7“For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.”Matthew 18:7“Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!”Genesis 6:11“The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”Genesis 13:13“But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.”Malachi 2:8“But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.”Malachi 2:13“And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.”Genesis 10:9“He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.”Exodus 32:30“And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.”Leviticus 21:9“And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.”1 Samuel 2:24“Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD’s people to transgress.”2 Kings 17:21“For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.”2 Kings 21:6“And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”Nehemiah 13:11“Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.”Psalms 51:4“Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.”Isaiah 3:8“For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.”
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