Sons in Sacred Office Eli’s sons, Hophni and Phinehas, served as priests at the tabernacle in Shiloh. Their position was sacred, entrusted with the worship of God. But Scripture speaks of them bluntly: “Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.” (1 Samuel 2:12) They abused their office. They took the best portions of sacrifices meant for God. They treated worshippers with contempt. They even used their position to exploit women serving at the entrance t