1 Samuel 2:16-18

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁶ If that person said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you can take whatever you want for yourself,”^(A) the servant would reply, “No, I insist that you hand it over right now. If you don’t, I’ll take it by force!” ¹⁷ So the servants’ sin was very severe in the presence of the Lord, because the men treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.^(B)

¹⁸ Samuel served in the Lord’s presence^(C)—this mere boy was dressed in the linen ephod.^(D)