Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on 1 Samuel 2:12 in English Standard Version "Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the Lord." Jud 2:10 And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord or the work that he had done for Israel. 1Sa 1:16 Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation.”