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1 Samuel 2:14
and plunge it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or cooking pot. And the priest would claim for himself whatever the meat fork brought up. This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses Eli and his priestly sons, declaring judgment on their exploitation of worshippers at the tabernacle in Shiloh.
The words — The Hebrew verb הִכָּה (hi.Kah) means "he thrust" or "he plunged," describing the priest's servant forcing the three-pronged fork into boiling sacrificial meat.
The thread — This abuse of sacrificial protocol echoes the corruption condemned in 1 Samuel 2:29 and parallels the ravenous, self-serving behavior warned against in Isaiah 56:11.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that religious office requires faithful stewardship of God's prescribed offerings rather than personal exploitation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Exodus 29:27 Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the heave offering that is lifted up from the ram of ordination.
- 1 Samuel 2:29 Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’
- Isaiah 56:11 Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
- Leviticus 7:34 I have taken from the sons of Israel the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons as a permanent portion from the sons of Israel.’”
- Malachi 1:10 “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
- 2 Peter 2:13 The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.