Cross Reference 1 SAMUEL 2:17 WHEREFORE THE SIN OF THE YOUNG MEN WAS VERY GREAT BEFORE THE LORD FOR MEN ABHORRED THE OFFERING OF THE LORD

{1 Samuel 2:17} Wherefore the sin 2403 of the young men 5288 was x1961 very 3966 great 1419 x853 before 6440 the LORD: 3068 for x3588 men y582 x376 abhorred 5006 z8765 x853 the offering 4503 of the LORD. 3068

before:
"The earthª also was corruptª ° beforeª God,ª and the earthª was filledª ° with violence.ª" {Gen 6:11} + "He¹ was¹ a mightyª hunterª beforeª the LORD:ª whereforeª ¹ it is said,ª ° Even as Nimrodª the mightyª hunterª beforeª the LORD.ª" {Gen 10:9} + "But the men² ¹ of Sodomª [were] wickedª and sinnersª before the LORDª exceedingly.ª" {Gen 13:13} + "And he made¹ his sonª pass² ° through¹ the fire,ª and observed times,ª ° and used enchantments,ª ° and dealtª ° with familiar spiritsª and wizards:ª he wroughtª ° muchª ° wickednessª in the sightª of the LORD,ª to provoke [him] to anger.ª °" {2Kg 21:6} + "Against thee, thee only,¹ have I sinned,ª ° and doneª ° [this] evilª in thy sight:ª that¹ thou mightest be justifiedª ° when thou speakest,ª ° [and] be clearª ° when thou judgest.ª °" {Psa 51:4} + "For¹ Jerusalemª is ruined,ª ° and Judahª is fallen:ª ° because¹ their tongueª and their doingsª [are] against¹ the LORD,ª to provokeª ° the eyesª of his glory.ª" {Isa 3:8}

abhorred:
"But ye¹ are departedª ° out of¹ the way;ª ye have caused many² to stumbleª °¹ at the law;ª ye have corruptedª ° the covenantª of Levi,ª saithª ° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 2:8} + "And this¹ have ye doneª ° again,ª coveringª °¹ the altarª of the LORDª with tears,ª with weeping,ª and with crying out,ª insomuch that he regardethª °¹ not¹ ¹ the offeringª any more,¹ or receivethª ° [it] with good willª at your hand.ª ¹" {Mal 2:13} + "Woeª unto the¹ worldª because of² offences!ª forª it must needs² beª °¹ that offencesª come;ª ° butª woeª to that¹ manª by² ¹ whomª ² the¹ offenceª cometh!ª °" {Mtt 18:7}