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1 Samuel 2:36

Poverty and the vulnerable

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

35 Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.

And everyone left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a morsel of bread, pleading, “Please appoint me to some priestly office so that I can eat a piece of bread.”’”
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BSB
And everyone left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a morsel of bread, pleading, “Please appoint me to some priestly office so that I can eat a piece of bread.”’”
KJV
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
WEB
It will happen that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and will say, “Please put me into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.”’”
ASV
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thy house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests` offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.
DARBY
And it shall come to pass [that] every one that is left of thy house shall come to crouch to him for a small piece of silver and for a cake of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priestly offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.
BLB
And it will come to pass that everyone remaining in your house will come to bow down to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and he will say: Put me, please, in one of the priestly positions, that I may eat a morsel of bread.’
ÅB
Og enhver som er igjen av ditt hus, skal komme og bøye seg for ham for å få en sølvskilling og et brød og si: Kjære, sett meg i et av presteembedene, sa jeg kan få et stykke brød å spise!
[^1]: øvrigheten, 2MO 21, 6.
OTB
Da vil alle som er igjen i din familie komme og bøye seg for ham for et stykke sølv og et brød, og si, 'Vennligst utnevn meg til en prestetjeneste så jeg kan ha mat å spise.'"
B1930
Og enhver som er igjen av ditt hus, skal komme og bøie sig for ham for å få en sølvskilling og et brød og si: Kjære, sett mig i et av presteembedene, sa jeg kan få et stykke brød å ete!

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 2:27

    So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.

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  • Ezekiel 44:10–12

    Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity.

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  • Malachi 1:13

    You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:29–30

    Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’

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