1Sa 2:12 | KD | STEP | But Eli’s sons, Hophni and Phinehas ( ), were בליּעל בּני, worthless fellows, and knew not the Lord, sc., as He should be known, i.e., did not fear Him, or trouble themselves about Him (vid., ; Hos 8:2; Hos 13:4).

‏ 1 Samuel 2:12

But Eli’s sons, Hophni and Phinehas (1Sa 2:34), were בליּעל בּני, worthless fellows, and knew not the Lord, sc., as He should be known, i.e., did not fear Him, or trouble themselves about Him (vid., Job 18:21; Hos 8:2; Hos 13:4).