Bible Cross References
For I have told him
1 Samuel 2:27-30
27
A prophet came to Eli with this message from the LORD: "When your ancestor Aaron and his family were slaves of the king of Egypt, I revealed myself to Aaron.
28
From all the tribes of Israel I chose his family to be my priests, to serve at the altar, to burn the incense, and to wear the ephod to consult me. And I gave them the right to keep a share of the sacrifices burned on the altar.
29
Why, then, do you look with greed at the sacrifices and offerings which I require from my people? Why, Eli, do you honor your sons more than me by letting them fatten themselves on the best parts of all the sacrifices my people offer to me?
30
I, the LORD God of Israel, promised in the past that your family and your clan would serve me as priests for all time. But now I say that I won't have it any longer! Instead, I will honor those who honor me, and I will treat with contempt those who despise me.
1 Samuel 2:31-36
31
Listen, the time is coming when I will kill all the young men in your family and your clan, so that no man in your family will live to be old.
32
You will be troubled and look with envy on all the blessings I will give to the other people of Israel, but no one in your family will ever again live to old age.
33
Yet I will keep one of your descendants alive, and he will serve me as priest. But he will become blind and lose all hope, and all your other descendants will die a violent death.
34
When your two sons Hophni and Phinehas both die on the same day, this will show you that everything I have said will come true.
35
I will choose a priest who will be faithful to me and do everything I want him to. I will give him descendants, who will always serve in the presence of my chosen king.
36
Any of your descendants who survive will have to go to that priest and ask him for money and food, and beg to be allowed to help the priests, in order to have something to eat."
I will
2 Chronicles 20:12
You are our God! Punish them, for we are helpless in the face of this large army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but we look to you for help."
Ezekiel 7:3
"Israel, the end has come. You will feel my anger, because I am judging you for what you have done. I will pay you back for all your disgusting conduct.
Ezekiel 18:30
"Now I, the Sovereign LORD, am telling you Israelites that I will judge each of you by what you have done. Turn away from all the evil you are doing, and don't let your sin destroy you.
Joel 3:12
"The nations must get ready and come to the Valley of Judgment. There I, the LORD, will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.
which he knoweth
1 Kings 2:44
You know very well all the wrong that you did to my father David. The LORD will punish you for it.
Ecclesiastes 7:22
and you know yourself that you have insulted other people many times.
1 John 3:20
If our conscience condemns us, we know that God is greater than our conscience and that he knows everything.
his sons
1 Samuel 2:12
The sons of Eli were scoundrels. They paid no attention to the LORD
1 Samuel 2:17
This sin of the sons of Eli was extremely serious in the LORD's sight, because they treated the offerings to the LORD with such disrespect.
1 Samuel 2:22
Eli was now very old. He kept hearing about everything his sons were doing to the Israelites and that they were even sleeping with the women who worked at the entrance to the Tent of the LORD's presence.
1 Samuel 2:23-26
23
So he said to them, "Why are you doing these things? Everybody tells me about the evil you are doing.
24
Stop it, my sons! This is an awful thing the people of the LORD are talking about!
25
If anyone sins against someone else, God can defend the one who is wrong; but who can defend someone who sins against the LORD?" But they would not listen to their father, for the LORD had decided to kill them.
26
The boy Samuel continued to grow and to gain favor both with the LORD and with people.
vile
1 Samuel 2:23-25
23
So he said to them, "Why are you doing these things? Everybody tells me about the evil you are doing.
24
Stop it, my sons! This is an awful thing the people of the LORD are talking about!
25
If anyone sins against someone else, God can defend the one who is wrong; but who can defend someone who sins against the LORD?" But they would not listen to their father, for the LORD had decided to kill them.
1 Kings 1:6
Proverbs 19:18
Discipline your children while they are young enough to learn. If you don't, you are helping them destroy themselves.
Proverbs 23:13
Don't hesitate to discipline children. A good spanking won't kill them.
Proverbs 23:14
As a matter of fact, it may save their lives.
Proverbs 29:15
Correction and discipline are good for children. If they have their own way, they will make their mothers ashamed of them.
Matthew 10:37
"Those who love their father or mother more than me are not fit to be my disciples; those who love their son or daughter more than me are not fit to be my disciples.