1 Samuel 2:33-35

Contemporary English Version

³³If I let anyone from your family be a priest, his^[a] life will be full of sadness and sorrow. But most of the men in your family will die a violent death!^[b] ³⁴^(A) To prove to you that I will do these things, your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will die on the same day.

³⁵I have chosen someone else to be my priest, someone who will be faithful and obey me. I will always let his family serve as priests and help my chosen king.

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Footnotes

2.33 his: The Dead Sea Scrolls and one ancient translation; the Standard Hebrew Text “your.”
2.33 die a violent death: The Dead Sea Scrolls and one ancient translation; the Standard Hebrew Text “die.”