I Samuel 2:20
The Scripture
(20) And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Hannah prayed a song of thanksgiving praising the LORD who exalts the humble and brings down the proud, while Eli's sons Hophni and Phinehas corrupted the priesthood through greed and immorality. A man of God warned Eli that because he honored his sons above the LORD, judgment would fall on his house and both sons would die in one day.
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Genesis 14:19Genesis 27:27Genesis 27:28Genesis 27:29Numbers 6:23Numbers 6:24Numbers 6:25Numbers 6:26Numbers 6:27Ruth 2:12Ruth 4:11I Samuel 1:27
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