23 Eli said to his sons, “The people here tell me about the evil you do. Why do you do these evil things?

24 No, my sons. The Lord’s people are saying bad things about you.

25 If someone sins against another person, God can help him. But if he sins against the Lord himself, no one can help him!” But Eli’s sons would not listen to him. This was because the Lord had decided to put them to death.