1Sa 2:17, Neh 10:39, Mal 3:8-11 | ESV | STEP | Thus the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of the Lord , for the men treated the offering of the Lord with contempt .

a[Gen. 6:11]

b[Mal. 2:8]

c[ch. 13:12; Deut. 12:6, 11; 2 Chr. 31:12]

d[ch. 13:11]

e[See ver. 7 above]

f[Neh. 13:10]

g[ch. 2:2]

h[Prov. 3:9, 10]

iSee 2 Cor. 9:6-8

jSee Gen. 7:11

k[Joel 1:4]

1 Samuel 2:17

17 Thus the sin of the young men was very great ^ain the sight of the Lord, ^bfor the men treated the offering of the Lord with contempt.

Nehemiah 10:39

39 For the people of Israel and the sons of Levi ^cshall bring the contribution of grain, wine, and oil to the chambers, where the vessels of the sanctuary are, as well as the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers. ^dWe will not neglect the house of our God.”

Malachi 3:8-11

8 Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. ^eBut you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ ^fIn your tithes and contributions. 9 ^gYou are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. 10 ^hBring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby ⁱput me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open ^jthe windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. 11 I will rebuke ^kthe devourer ^{▼▼Probably a name for some crop-destroying pest or pests} for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the Lord of hosts.