22Now Eli was very old; and he had news from time to time of what his sons were doing to all Israel.
23And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.
24No, my sons, the account which is given me, which the Lord's people are sending about, is not good.
25If one man does wrong to another, God will be his judge: but if a man's sin is against the Lord, who will take up his cause? But they gave no attention to the voice of their father, for it was the Lord's purpose to send destruction on them.
26And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.
27And a man of God came to Eli and said to him, The Lord says, Did I let myself be seen by your father's people when they were in Egypt, servants in Pharaoh's house?
28Did I take him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest and to go up to my altar to make the smoke of the offerings go up and to take up the ephod? Did I give to your father's family all the offerings made by fire by the children of Israel?
