Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering? - namely, by tolerating the irreverent and profane behaviour of your sons, both on common occasions and in the discharge of the priestly functions, so that the sacred rites were exposed to public contempt, and the cherished feelings of devout worshippers outraged.