1Sa 2:25 | NET2full | STEP | If a man sins against a man , one may appeal to God on his behalf . But if a man sins against the Lord , who can intercede for him?” But Eli’s sons would not listen to their father . Indeed the Lord had decided to kill them.

1 Samuel 2:25

25 If a man sins against a man, one may appeal to God on his behalf. ^{▼▼tc MT “God may arbitrate [for] him.” LXX “they shall pray for him to the Lord.” Auld suggests that אֶל יהוה (ʾel YHWH; “to the Lord”), attested in 4QSama, may have been corrupted into אֱלֹהִים (ʾelohim; “God”) (Graeme Auld, I &II Samuel [Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2011] 46).} But if a man sins against the Lord, who can intercede for him?” But Eli’s sons ^{▼▼tn Heb “they”; the referent (Eli’s sons) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} would not listen to their father. ^{▼▼tn Heb “the voice of their father.”} Indeed the Lord had decided ^{▼▼tn Heb “desired” or “had become willing to.”} to kill them.