Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Samuel 2:17

"And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah." — 1 Samuel 2:17 (ASV)

Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.

It is horrible when those who should make God great among men cause his service to be despised and abhorred. When those who should be the friends and servants of God act like his enemies, it is indeed terrible.

Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.

They not only grieved God, but they also grieved His people so much that they ceased to come where their consciences were wounded, and where their tenderest sensibilities were perpetually shocked.