16. If the individual said to him, “First let the fat be burned away, and then take for yourself whatever you wish,” he would say, “No! Hand it over right now! If you don’t, I will take it forcibly!”
17. The sin of these young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.
18. Now Samuel was ministering before the Lord. The boy was dressed in a linen ephod.
19. His mother used to make him a small robe and bring it up to him at regular intervals when she would go up with her husband to make the annual sacrifice.