1 Samuel 2:27-36
Holman Christian Standard Bible
27 A man of God came to Eli and said to him,(A) “This is what the Lord says: ‘Didn’t I reveal Myself to your ancestral house when it was in Egypt and belonged to Pharaoh’s palace?(B) 28 Out of all the tribes of Israel, I selected your house[a] to be priests, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence.(C) I also gave your house all the Israelite fire offerings. 29 Why, then, do all of you despise My sacrifices and offerings that I require at the place of worship?(D) You have honored your sons more than Me,(E) by making yourselves fat with the best part of all of the offerings of My people Israel.’
30 “Therefore, this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Israel:
‘Although I said
your family and your ancestral house
would walk before Me forever,(F)
the Lord now says, “No longer!”
I will honor those who honor Me,(G)
but those who despise Me will be disgraced.(H)
31 “‘Look, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your ancestral family, so that none in your family will reach old age.(I) 32 You will see distress in the place of worship,(J) in spite of all that is good in Israel, and no one in your family will ever again reach old age.(K) 33 Any man from your family I do not cut off from My altar will bring grief[b] and sadness to you. All your descendants will die violently.[c][d] 34 This will be the sign that will come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas:(L) both of them will die on the same day.(M)
35 “‘Then I will raise up a faithful priest(N) for Myself. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. I will establish a lasting dynasty for him,(O) and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.(P) 36 Anyone who is left in your family will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread. He will say: Please appoint me to some priestly office so I can have a piece of bread to eat.’”
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- 1 Samuel 2:28 Lit selected him
- 1 Samuel 2:33 Lit grief to your eyes
- 1 Samuel 2:33 DSS, LXX read die by the sword of men
- 1 Samuel 2:33 Lit die men
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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- 1 Samuel 2:27 So MT; 4QSama LXX read Eli and said
- 1 Samuel 2:27 So LXX and DSS; the Heb. lacks slaves
- 1 Samuel 2:27 So MT; 4QSama LXX read Pharaoh, I did indeed
- 1 Samuel 2:27 The Heb. lacks Aaron
- 1 Samuel 2:28 So MT; 4QSama LXX read chosen your father’s house
- 1 Samuel 2:28 So MT; 4QSama LXX read wear
- 1 Samuel 2:29 Lit. do you (pl.) tread down; 4QSama LXX read do you (sing) look down on
- 1 Samuel 2:29 The Heb. lacks my
- 1 Samuel 2:29 So MT; 4QSama reads yourself
- 1 Samuel 2:29 So MT; 4QSama LXX read Israel in my presence
- 1 Samuel 2:30 So MT LXX; 4QSama reads seek
- 1 Samuel 2:31 So MT; 4QSama LXX read away your strength and the strength of your father’s house
- 1 Samuel 2:31 Lit. arm
- 1 Samuel 2:31 Lit. arm
- 1 Samuel 2:32 Or you are to look with envy on all that happens good with Israel, and
- 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
- 1 Samuel 2:33 The Heb. lacks from weeping
- 1 Samuel 2:33 Lit. your
- 1 Samuel 2:33 Lit. by the sword; so with LXX and DSS; MT die like men
- 1 Samuel 2:35 Or an enduring; MT word translated faithful here is translated enduring later in this verse.
- 1 Samuel 2:35 Or faithful; MT word translated enduring here is translated faithful earlier in this verse.
- 1 Samuel 2:36 Lit. a payment of silver
- 1 Samuel 2:36 So MT; 4QSama LXX read bread, saying
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