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and by him actions are weighed.
4
The bows of the mighty men
are
broken, and they that stumbled
are girded with strength.
5
They that were
full have hired out themselves for bread; and
they that
were
hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed
feeble.
6
The L
ORD
killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
7
The
L
ORD
maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
8
He raiseth up the poor out
of the dust,
and
lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set
them
among princes, and to make
them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth
are
the L
ORD
’S, and he hath set the world
upon them.
9
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by
strength shall no man prevail.
10
The adversaries of the L
ORD
shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven
shall he thunder upon them: the L
ORD
shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength
unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
11
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And
the child did minister unto the L
ORD
before Eli the priest.
12
Now the sons of Eli
were
sons of Belial; they knew not the L
ORD
.
13
And the priest’s custom
with the people
was, that,
when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh
was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
14
And he struck
it
into the pan, or
kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did
in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
15
Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s
servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not
have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
16
And
if
any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the
fat presently, and
then
take
as much
as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him,
Nay;
but thou
shalt give
it me
now: and if not, I will take
it
by force.
17
Wherefore the sin of the young men was
very great before the L
ORD
: for men abhorred the offering of the L
ORD
.
18
But Samuel ministered before the L
ORD
,
being
a child, girded with a linen ephod.
19
Moreover
his mother made him a little coat, and brought
it
to him from year to year, when she came up with
her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
20
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The L
ORD
give thee seed of this woman for
the loan which is lent to the L
ORD
. And they went unto their own home.
21
And the L
ORD
visited
Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew
before the L
ORD
.
22
Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with
the women that assembled
at
the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
23
And he said unto
them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
24
Nay, my sons;
for
it is
no good report that I hear: ye make the L
ORD
’S people to transgress.
25
If one man sin against
another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the L
ORD
, who shall intreat for him?
Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the L
ORD
would slay
them.
26
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the L
ORD
, and also with men.
27
And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the L
ORD
, Did I plainly
appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?
28
And did I
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