1 Samuel 2:29 (KJV)

Words Then and Now

Wherefore why; therefore Still heard today: the whys and wherefores, the reasons Webster’s 1828 · Wherefore

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

thy one person
ye, yourselves more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

The prophecy against Eli's familyThose who allow their children in any evil way, and do not use their authority to restrain and punish them, in effect honour them more than God. Let Eli's...

Thompson Chains

Sacrilege (1)See the chain from Leviticus 19:8 · 3 links
Sin RebukedLink 3 of 14 · next 1 Samuel 12:20
Parental IndulgenceSee the chain from 1 Samuel 3:13 · 4 links
CarnalitySee the chain from Exodus 16:3 · 8 links
AppetitesSee the chain from Numbers 11:5 · 8 links

Cross References

Matthew 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
1 Samuel 2:13–17 And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; …
Deuteronomy 12:5–6 But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: …
Deuteronomy 32:15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
Leviticus 19:15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Deuteronomy 33:9 Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.
Joshua 18:1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.
Isaiah 56:11–12 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. …
Ezekiel 13:19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
Ezekiel 34:2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
Hosea 4:8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
Micah 3:5 Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
Malachi 1:12–13 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. …
Matthew 22:16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
Luke 14:26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Romans 16:18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
2 Corinthians 5:16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

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Topics

Eli Indulgent to his corrupt sons
Hophni Sin of
Israel Led by Eli for forty years
Judgments Eli’s house
Minister, Christian Eli’s sons
Parents Involved in children’s wickedness

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1157–1117 BC · Eli

Bible Dictionary

IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...

Hebrew and Strong’s

Wherefore kick לָמָּה lāmmâ Interrogative · with preposition תִבְעֲטוּ tibʿăṭû בָּעַט Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine plural
ye at my sacrifice בְּזִבְחִי bĕzibḥî זֶבַח Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: first person common singular
and at mine offering וּבְמִנְחָתִי ûbĕminḥātî מִנְחָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with and, preposition, suffix: first person common singular
which I have commanded אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative צִוִּיתִי ṣiwwîtî צָוָה Verb · piel perfect, first person common singular
habitation מָעוֹן māʿôn מָעוֹן Noun · masculine or feminine singular
and honourest וַתְּכַבֵּד wattĕkabbēd כָּבַד Verb · piel sequential imperfect, second person masculine singular · with and
thy sons אֶת ʾet Object marker בָּנֶיךָ bānêkā בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
above me, to make yourselves fat מִמֶּנִּי mimmennî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular לְהַבְרִיאֲכֶם lĕhabrîʾăkem בָּרָא Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine plural
with the chiefest מֵרֵאשִׁית mērēʾšît רֵאשִׁית Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
of all the offerings כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct מִנְחַת minḥat מִנְחָה Noun · feminine singular construct
of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
my people לְעַמִּי lĕʿammî עַם Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: first person common singular

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