Bible Verses About Eli
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for eli, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 312 votes, led by 1 Samuel 1:1-28. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Eli
1 Samuel 1:1-2827 votes
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim–zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
1 Samuel 1:320 votes
And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.
Matthew 27:4620 votes
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
1 Samuel 2:27-3616 votes
And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?
1 Samuel 3:115 votes
And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
1 Samuel 1:2414 votes
And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh: and the child was young.
1 Samuel 2:1214 votes
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.
1 Samuel 2:2214 votes
Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
1 Samuel 1:1213 votes
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.
1 Samuel 1:912 votes
So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord.
1 Samuel 3:1512 votes
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
1 Samuel 4:1812 votes
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
1 Samuel 1:1711 votes
Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
1 Samuel 4:1311 votes
And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
Mark 15:3411 votes
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Genesis 1:110 votes
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
1 Samuel 2:2010 votes
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The Lord give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the Lord. And they went unto their own home.
1 Samuel 2:22-2510 votes
Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
1 Samuel 2:2710 votes
And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?
1 Samuel 3:710 votes
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.
1 Samuel 3:910 votes
Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
1 Samuel 4:1710 votes
And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
1 Kings 2:2710 votes
So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the Lord; that he might fulfil the word of the Lord, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
Revelation 1:1-2010 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
What does the Bible say about eli?
Readers most often cite 1 Samuel 1:1-28 on the subject of eli. Across 312 votes, 24 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Samuel 1:3, Matthew 27:46, 1 Samuel 2:27-36. This page lists all 24 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.