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1 Samuel 2:27-36
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Yahweh Rebukes Eli

27 Now a man of God came to Eli and said to him: “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Did I not clearly reveal myself to the house of your ancestor[a] when they were in Egypt under the house of Pharaoh? 28 And I chose him from all the tribes of Israel to be a priest to me, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, and to bear an ephod before me. I gave to the house of your ancestor[b] all the offerings made by fire by the Israelites.[c] 29 Why do you despise my sacrifice and my offering which I commanded for my dwelling place, while you honored your sons more than me by making yourselves fat from the best of all the offerings of my people Israel? 30 Therefore,’ declares[d] Yahweh the God of Israel, ‘though I solemnly said that your house and the house of your ancestor[e] would walk before me forever, but now,’ declares[f] Yahweh, ‘far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me, I will treat with contempt! 31 Look, days are coming when I will cut off your strength[g] and the strength[h] of the house of your ancestor[i] so that no one in your house will live to old age.[j] 32 You will look at the distress of my dwelling place, despite all the good caused for Israel, but there will never be an old man in your household forever![k] 33 The only one I will not cut off from my altar is you.[l] Rather, to cause your eyes to fail and to cause your soul to grieve, all the members of your household[m] will die as men.[n] 34 This is the sign for you that will come regarding your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: they will both die on the same day! 35 But I will raise up for myself a reliable[o] priest; he will do just according to what is in my heart and in my soul. I will build for him a lasting[p] house and he will walk continually before my anointed one forever.[q] 36 All the remainder of your household will come to bow down before[r] him for a bit of silver or a loaf of bread and will say, “Please assign me to one of the priestly offices[s] so that I can eat a morsel of bread.”’”

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:27 Or “father,” meaning Aaron
  2. 1 Samuel 2:28 Or “father”
  3. 1 Samuel 2:28 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  4. 1 Samuel 2:30 Literally “the declaration of”
  5. 1 Samuel 2:30 Or “father”
  6. 1 Samuel 2:30 Literally “the declaration of”
  7. 1 Samuel 2:31 Literally “arm,” figurative of “strength” in the context of “descendants”
  8. 1 Samuel 2:31 Literally “arm,” figurative of “strength” in the context of “descendants”
  9. 1 Samuel 2:31 Or “father”
  10. 1 Samuel 2:31 Literally “from being old in your house”
  11. 1 Samuel 2:32 Literally “all the days”
  12. 1 Samuel 2:33 Understanding the beth preposition as a beth essentiae
  13. 1 Samuel 2:33 Literally “all the abundance of your house”
  14. 1 Samuel 2:33 Or “in their prime”; some Greek and other manuscripts supply “sword” (“will die by the sword of men”)
  15. 1 Samuel 2:35 Or “faithful”
  16. 1 Samuel 2:35 Hebrew “faithful” or “reliable”
  17. 1 Samuel 2:35 Literally “all the days”
  18. 1 Samuel 2:36 Literally “to”
  19. 1 Samuel 2:36 Literally “priesthoods”
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1 Samuel 2:27-36
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The Lord Rejects Eli's Household

27 And there came (A)a man of God to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, (B)‘Did I indeed reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt subject to the house of Pharaoh? 28 (C)Did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, (D)to wear an ephod before me? (E)I gave to the house of your father all my offerings by fire from the people of Israel. 29 Why then do you (F)scorn[a] my sacrifices and my offerings that I commanded for my dwelling, and honor your sons above me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?’ 30 Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: (G)‘I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever,’ (H)but now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 31 Behold, (I)the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father's house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. 32 Then (J)in distress you will look with envious eye on all the prosperity that shall be bestowed on Israel, (K)and there shall not be an old man in your house forever. 33 The only one of you whom I shall not cut off from my altar shall be spared to weep his[b] eyes out to grieve his heart, and all the descendants[c] of your house shall die by the sword of men.[d] 34 (L)And this that shall come upon your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, shall be the sign to you: both of them shall die (M)on the same day. 35 (N)And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. (O)And I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before (P)my anointed forever. 36 And everyone who is left in your house shall come to implore him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread and shall say, “Please put me in one of the priests' places, that I may eat a morsel of bread.”’”

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:29 Hebrew kick at
  2. 1 Samuel 2:33 Septuagint; Hebrew your; twice in this verse
  3. 1 Samuel 2:33 Hebrew increase
  4. 1 Samuel 2:33 Septuagint; Hebrew die as men
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Prophecy Against the House of Eli

27 Now a man of God(A) came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal myself to your ancestor’s family when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh? 28 I chose(B) your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense,(C) and to wear an ephod(D) in my presence. I also gave your ancestor’s family all the food offerings(E) presented by the Israelites. 29 Why do you[a] scorn my sacrifice and offering(F) that I prescribed for my dwelling?(G) Why do you honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choice parts of every offering made by my people Israel?’

30 “Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.(H)’ But now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor,(I) but those who despise(J) me will be disdained.(K) 31 The time is coming when I will cut short your strength and the strength of your priestly house, so that no one in it will reach old age,(L) 32 and you will see distress(M) in my dwelling. Although good will be done to Israel, no one in your family line will ever reach old age.(N) 33 Every one of you that I do not cut off from serving at my altar I will spare only to destroy your sight and sap your strength, and all your descendants(O) will die in the prime of life.

34 “‘And what happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be a sign(P) to you—they will both die(Q) on the same day.(R) 35 I will raise up for myself a faithful priest,(S) who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed(T) one always. 36 Then everyone left in your family line will come and bow down before him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread and plead,(U) “Appoint me to some priestly office so I can have food to eat.(V)”’”

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:29 The Hebrew is plural.
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