1Sa 2:22 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Sam 2:22-25: 2:22-25 Eli’s weak attempts to change his sons’ behavior (cp. 2:29 ) indicate that he had raised them without discipline (3:13 ). 2:22 seducing ... women: Eli’s sons had probably been influenced by Canaanite religious practices, which included sex as part of the ritual. • who assisted at the entrance: See Exod 38:8 .

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‏ 1 Samuel 2:22

Summary for 1Sam 2:22-25: 2:22-25 ^a Eli’s weak attempts to change his sons’ behavior (cp. 2:29 ^b) indicate that he had raised them without discipline (3:13 ^c). 2:22 ^d seducing ... women: Eli’s sons had probably been influenced by Canaanite religious practices, which included sex as part of the ritual.

• who assisted at the entrance: See Exod 38:8 ^e.