1 Samuel 2:29

“Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice, and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation, etc.] To be offered in the tabernacle, where the Lord had his dwelling; which they might be said to kick and spurn at, despising them, as if there were not enough of them, nor the best of them given to them for their maintenance; a metaphor taken from cattle well fed and fat, which kick and spurn with their feet at even the owners and feeders of them. The Targum is, “why do ye use force with the holy offerings?” that is, take them away by force, when there was such a sufficient quantity allowed them for their support. Some understand this of their driving away such, that before used to bring…”

“Wherefore kick ye - See the marginal reference. The well-fed beast becomes unmanageable and refractory, and refuses the yoke, and bursts the bonds Jeremiah 5:5. So the priests, instead of being grateful for the provision made for them, in their pampered pride became dissatisfied, wantonly broke the laws of God which regulated their share of the offerings, and gave themselves up to an unbridled indulgence of their passions and their covetousness. Honourest thy sons above me - What restrained Eli from taking vigorous action to vindicate God’s honor, was his unwillingness to lose for his sons the lucrative office of the priesthood. He was willing to rebuke them, he was grieved at their…”

“Kick ye - Using them irreverently, and profanely; both by abusing them to your own luxury, and by causing the people to abhor them. He chargeth Eli with his sons faults. Honourest thy sons - Permitting them to dishonour and injure me, by taking my part to themselves; chusing rather to offend me by thy connivance at their sin, than to displease them by severe rebukes, and just punishments. Fat - To pamper yourselves. This you did not out of necessity, but out of mere luxury. Chiefest - Not contented with those parts which I had allotted you, you invaded those choice parts which I reserved for myself. 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 2:30”

“2:29 By failing to stop his sons’ wickedness, Eli showed contempt for God’s sacrifices and offerings. Eli benefited from his sons’ activities, and God held Eli responsible for letting them continue.”

“kick ye: Sa1 2:13-17; Deu 32:15; Mal 1:12, Mal 1:13 and at mine: They disdained to take the part allowed by the law; and would take for themselves what part they pleased, and as much as they pleased. Sa1 2:13-16 habitation: Deu 12:5, Deu 12:6; Jos 18:1 and honourest: By permitting his sons to deal thus with the sacrifices, and to be served first, by taking their part before the fat, etc., was burnt to the Lord, Eli thus honoured his sons above God. Lev 19:15; Deu 33:9; Mat 10:37, Mat 22:16; Luk 14:26; Co2 5:16; Jam 3:17 make: Sa1 2:13-16; Isa 56:11, Isa 56:12; Eze 13:19, Eze 34:2; Hos 4:8; Mic 3:5; Rom 16:18 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 2:30”