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1 Samuel 2:32

30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

31 Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.

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.

33 And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.

34 And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.

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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

    Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:11

    And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

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  • Psalms 78:59–64

    When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

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  • 1 Kings 2:26–27

    And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:22

    And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:4

    So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

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