1 Samuel 2:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Such things, as those above mentioned, 1 Samuel 2:13,22. Eli's sin in this matter was not only that he reproved them too gently, and generally, and sparingly; but especially that he contented himself with a verbal rebuke and did not restrain them, as is said 1 Samuel 3:13, and inflict those punishments upon them, of putting them out of their priest's office, and cutting them off from God's people; which such high crimes deserved by God's law, and which he as judge and high priest ought to have done, without all respect of persons. By all this people, that dwell here, or come hither to worship.

1 Samuel 2:23

23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.