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1 Samuel 2:28

1 Samuel 2:28
And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice, and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation,.... To be offered in the tabernacle, where the Lord had his dwelling; which they might be said to kick…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

An ephod - The High Priest’s ephod, in which was Urim and Thummim. Did I give ... - The bountiful provision made by God for His priests is mentioned as the great aggravation of the covetousness of…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And did I choose him - The high priesthood was a place of the greatest honor that could be conferred on man, and a place of considerable emolument; for from their part of the sacrifices they derived a…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Samuel 2:27-36

Eli reproved his sons too gently, and did not threaten them as he should, and therefore God sent a prophet to him to reprove him sharply, and to threaten him, because, by his indulgence of them, he…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

him Perhaps we should read, it (the house of Aaron) to be my priests (Exo 28:1-4). The priestly functions are mentioned in an ascending scale: (a) the common sacrificial duties, (b) offering incense…