24 No, my sons, I don’t hear ADONAI’s people spreading a single good report!

25 If a person commits a sin against another person, the judges can mediate between them. But if a person commits a sin against ADONAI, who can intercede for him?” However, they wouldn’t pay attention to what their father said, because ADONAI had decided to kill them.

26 The child Sh’mu’el kept growing and gaining favor both with ADONAI and with people.