23. He said to them, “Why do you do such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
24. No, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear! You make Yahweh’s people disobey.
25. If one man sins against another, God will judge him; but if a man sins against Yahweh, who will intercede for him?” Notwithstanding, they didn’t listen to the voice of their father, because Yahweh intended to kill them.
26. The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Yahweh, and also with men.