Samuel is brought into Eli’s household and raised among the priests. Every year, his parents visit him in Shiloh and Eli blesses his parents. Later, Hannah has 3 more sons and 2 daughters.
Meanwhile, Eli’s sons abuse their positions as priests. They take extra portions of the meat without letting it properly burn as a “burnt” offering. They also used their position to sleep with women who were near the offering entrance.
Eli hears about this and chastises them, but they continue to do so. Finally, a unnamed person prophecies against Eli that his household will be cut off from the priesthood.
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