No, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: you make Yahweh's people to disobey.
The women referred to were evidently volunteer helpers in the service of the sanctuary (cf. Exodus 38:8). The Hebrew word tsaba’ also means "assembled," but here it probably means "served." Unintentional sin was pardonable under Mosaic Law, but highhanded, deliberately rebellious sin was not, particularly ritual prostitution (cf. Numbers 25:1-5; Deuteronomy 23:17; Amos 2:7-8). The punishment for highhanded sin was death (Numbers 15:30). God initially judged Eli’s sons by giving them hard hearts as a result of their sin, before He brought final destruction on them (cf. Exodus 7:3; Romans 1:24).