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1 Samuel 2:32

30 Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.

31 Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that no older man will be left in your house.

You will see distress in My dwelling place. Despite all that is good in Israel, no one in your house will ever again reach old age.

33 And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, your eyes will fail and your heart will grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.

34 And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
You will see distress in My dwelling place. Despite all that is good in Israel, no one in your house will ever again reach old age.
KJV
And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.
WEB
You will see the affliction of my habitation, in all the wealth which I will give Israel. There shall not be an old man in your house forever.
ASV
And thou shalt behold the affliction of [my] habitation, in all the wealth which [God] shall give Israel; and there shall not be an old man in thy house for ever.
DARBY
And thou shalt see an oppressor [in my] habitation, amidst all the good that shall be done to Israel; and there shall not be an old man in thy house for ever.
BLB
And you will see an enemy [in My] dwelling place, in all that He does good with Israel, and there will not be an old man in your house all the days.
ÅB
Og du skal skue trengsel for Guds bolig tross alt det gode han gjør mot Israel, og det skal aldri finnes noen gammel i ditt hus.
OTB
Du vil se nød i Min bolig, selv om det vil bli gjort godt mot Israel, og det vil aldri være en gammel mann i din slekt.
B1930
Og du skal skue trengsel for Guds bolig tross alt det gode han gjør mot Israel, og det skal aldri finnes nogen gammel i ditt hus.

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Cross references

  • Zechariah 8:4

    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Old men and old women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of great age.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:11

    The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

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  • Psalms 78:59–64

    On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely.

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  • 1 Kings 2:26–27

    Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”

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  • 1 Samuel 4:22

    “The glory has departed from Israel,” she said, “for the ark of God has been captured.”

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  • 1 Samuel 4:4

    So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

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