¹³ some worthless men have gone out from among you and have seduced the inhabitants of their city, saying, ‘^(A)Let’s go and serve other gods’ (whom you have not known),

The Sin of Eli’s Sons

¹² Now the sons of Eli were ^[a](A)useless men; they did not know the Lord.

¹⁰ and seat two ^(A)worthless men opposite him, and have them testify against him, saying, ‘^(B)You ^[a]cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and ^(C)stone him ^[b]to death.”

¹⁵ Or what ^(A)harmony does Christ have with ^[a]Belial, or ^[b]what does a ^(B)believer share with an ^(C)unbeliever?