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1 Samuel 2:27-36
Legacy Standard Bible

Eli Honors His Sons Above Yahweh

27 Then (A)a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘(B)Did I not indeed reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt, enslaved to Pharaoh’s house? 28 (C)And did I not choose them from all the tribes of Israel to be My priests, to go up to My altar, to burn incense, to carry an ephod before Me; and did I not (D)give to the house of your father all the fire offerings of the sons of Israel? 29 Why do you (E)kick at My sacrifice and at My offering (F)which I have commanded in My (G)habitation, and (H)honor your sons above Me, by making yourselves fat with the [a]choicest of every offering of My people Israel?’ 30 Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, declares, ‘(I)I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever’; but now Yahweh declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for (J)those who honor Me I will honor, and those (K)who despise Me will be cursed. 31 Behold, (L)the days are coming, and I will break your [b]strength and the [c]strength of your father’s house so that there will not be an old man in your house. 32 And you will look upon (M)the distress of My habitation, in spite of all the good that [d]I do for Israel; and an (N)old man will not be in your house all the days. 33 Yet I will not cut off every man of yours from My altar [e]so that your eyes will fail from weeping and your soul grieve, and all the increase of your house will be put to death [f]in the prime of life. 34 Now this will be (O)the sign to you which will come concerning your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: (P)on the same day both of them will be put to death. 35 But (Q)I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and (R)I will build him a faithful house, and he will walk before (S)My anointed always. 36 And it will be that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a [g]piece of silver or a loaf of bread and say, “Please [h]assign me to one of the priest’s offices so that I may eat a piece of bread.”’”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:29 Or first
  2. 1 Samuel 2:31 Or arm
  3. 1 Samuel 2:31 Or arm
  4. 1 Samuel 2:32 Lit He does
  5. 1 Samuel 2:33 Lit to waste away your eyes and to grieve your soul
  6. 1 Samuel 2:33 Lit as men
  7. 1 Samuel 2:36 Or payment
  8. 1 Samuel 2:36 Lit attach
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1 Samuel 2:27-36
International Standard Version

27 A man of God came to Eli, saying to him,[a] “This is what the Lord says: ‘When they were in Egypt and slaves[b] to the house of Pharaoh, did I not reveal[c] to the family of your ancestor Aaron[d] 28 that I had chosen him[e] out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer up burnt offerings on my altar, burn incense, and carry[f] the ephod in my presence? And did I not give to your ancestors’ family all the Israeli fire-offerings? 29 Why, then, do all of you show contempt for[g] my sacrifice and offering that I’ve commanded for my[h] dwelling? And you honor your sons more than me in order to fatten yourselves[i] from the best of all the offerings of my people Israel.’[j]

30 “Therefore, the Lord God of Israel has declared, ‘I did, in fact, say[k] that your family and your ancestor’s family would walk before me forever,’ but now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from me! The one who honors me I’ll honor, and the one who despises me is to be treated with contempt. 31 The time is coming when I’ll cut away[l] at your family[m] and your ancestor’s family[n] until there are no old men left in your family. 32 Distress will settle down to live in your household, and despite all the good that I do for Israel,[o] there will never be an old man in your family forever, and you will never again have an old man in my house.[p] 33 Any of you whom I don’t eliminate from serving at my altar will grow tired from weeping,[q] and their[r] souls will grieve. All the increase of your family will die by violence.[s] 34 Here’s a sign for you—your two sons Hophni and Phineas will both die on the same day! 35 And I’ll raise up for myself a faithful[t] priest who will do according to what is in my heart and according to my desire. I’ll build for him an enduring[u] house and he will walk before my anointed one forever. 36 Anyone who remains in your family will come and prostrate themselves before him for a small wage[v] or a loaf of bread and will say,[w] “Please put me in one of the priest’s offices so I can eat a piece of bread.”’”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:27 So MT; 4QSama LXX read Eli and said
  2. 1 Samuel 2:27 So LXX and DSS; the Heb. lacks slaves
  3. 1 Samuel 2:27 So MT; 4QSama LXX read Pharaoh, I did indeed
  4. 1 Samuel 2:27 The Heb. lacks Aaron
  5. 1 Samuel 2:28 So MT; 4QSama LXX read chosen your father’s house
  6. 1 Samuel 2:28 So MT; 4QSama LXX read wear
  7. 1 Samuel 2:29 Lit. do you (pl.) tread down; 4QSama LXX read do you (sing) look down on
  8. 1 Samuel 2:29 The Heb. lacks my
  9. 1 Samuel 2:29 So MT; 4QSama reads yourself
  10. 1 Samuel 2:29 So MT; 4QSama LXX read Israel in my presence
  11. 1 Samuel 2:30 So MT LXX; 4QSama reads seek
  12. 1 Samuel 2:31 So MT; 4QSama LXX read away your strength and the strength of your father’s house
  13. 1 Samuel 2:31 Lit. arm
  14. 1 Samuel 2:31 Lit. arm
  15. 1 Samuel 2:32 Or you are to look with envy on all that happens good with Israel, and
  16. 1 Samuel 2:32 So 4QSama LXX; MT reads left in my dwelling. You will look in distress at all the prosperity given to Israel, while there never again will be an old man in your house
  17. 1 Samuel 2:33 The Heb. lacks from weeping
  18. 1 Samuel 2:33 Lit. your
  19. 1 Samuel 2:33 Lit. by the sword; so with LXX and DSS; MT die like men
  20. 1 Samuel 2:35 Or an enduring; MT word translated faithful here is translated enduring later in this verse.
  21. 1 Samuel 2:35 Or faithful; MT word translated enduring here is translated faithful earlier in this verse.
  22. 1 Samuel 2:36 Lit. a payment of silver
  23. 1 Samuel 2:36 So MT; 4QSama LXX read bread, saying
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