1 Samuel 2:28 (WEB)
Didn’t I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? Didn’t I give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?
Fathers and councils · 2
Jerome
“We read of Eli the priest that he became displeasing to God on account of the sins of his children; and we are told that a man may not be made a bishop if his sons are loose and disorderly.” — editor's note: 1 Sam. ii. 27–36.
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Augustine of Hippo
“And it shall come to pass that he who is left in thine house shall come to worship him with a piece of money, saying, Put me into one part of thy priesthood, that I may eat bread.”” — editor's note: 1 Sam. ii. 27–36.
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Cross-references · 1
Joshua 13:14 and 1 Samuel 2:28 share the same wording (9 words).