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1 Samuel 2:15

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Samuel 2:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Yea, before they burnt the fat, the priest`s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have boiled flesh of thee, but raw.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Yea, before they burnt the fat, the priest`s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have boiled flesh of thee, but raw.
1 Samuel 2:15 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Samuel 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah.
13And the custom of the priests with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest`s servant came, while the flesh was boiling, with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his hand;
14and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the flesh-hook brought up the priest took therewith. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
15Yea, before they burnt the fat, the priest`s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have boiled flesh of thee, but raw.
16And if the man said unto him, They will surely burn the fat first, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would say, Nay, but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
17And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah.
18But Samuel ministered before Jehovah, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Also before they burnt the fat, etc.] Which belonged to the Lord, and was to be offered to him by fire, in the first place, as it ought to be; and the order of sacrificing required that he should have his part first before the priest or the owner: but so impious were the priests become, that the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed; not to the priest that offered, but to the man that brought his sacrifice to be offered by the priest: give flesh to roast for the priest; meaning, not what was his by law, as the breast and shoulder, though for these he ought to have stayed until the fat was offered to the Lord; but other parts of the peace offering, which he had no right…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The fat - And the other parts to be burnt with it. So this was all additional injury; for they took such parts as they best liked whilst it was raw. 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 2:17”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“2:15 God’s law stipulated that the sacrificial animal’s fat was the Lord’s portion and had to be burned on the altar first (Lev 3:3-17).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Lev 3:3-5, Lev 3:16; Rom 16:18; Phi 3:19; Jde 1:12 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 2:16”
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