1 Samuel 2:7-17
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7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
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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 LORD's, and he hath set the world upon them.
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9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
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10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
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11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
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12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
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13 And the priests' 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;
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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.
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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.
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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.
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17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.