1 Samuel 2:34

1 Samuel 2:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘And what happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be a sign to you—they will both die on the same day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And this that shall come upon your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, shall be the sign to you: both of them shall die on the same day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now this shall be a sign to you that will come upon your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die, both of them.

Context of 1 Samuel 2:34

32You 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. 33And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, I will cause your eyes to fail and your heart to grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men. And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day. 35Then 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. 36And 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.”’”

1 Samuel 2:34 word by word

וְזֶה־לְּךָ֣ הָא֗וֹת אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָבֹא֙ אֶל־שְׁנֵ֣י בָנֶ֔יךָ אֶל־חָפְנִ֖י וּפִֽינְחָ֑ס בְּי֥וֹם אֶחָ֖ד יָמ֥וּתוּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• And thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• signאוֹת'ôth · sign: miraculousH226
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• concerningאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• your twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Hophniחׇפְנִיchophnîy · HophniH2652
• and Phinehasפִּינְחָסpîynechâs · PhinehasH6372
• dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• on the sameאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:34

• 1 Samuel 3:12On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house, from beginning to end.
• 1 Kings 13:3That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’”
• 1 Kings 14:12As for you, get up and go home. When your feet enter the city, the child will die.
• 1 Samuel 4:11The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34They shall die both of them - Hophni and Phinehas were both killed very shortly after in the great battle with the Philistines in which the Israelites were completely routed, and the ark taken. See 1 Samuel 4:1-11.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-36Verses 27-36 Those who allow their children in any evil way, and do not use their authority to restrain and punish them, in effect honour them more than God. Let Eli's example excite parents earnestly to strive against the beginnings of wickedness, and to train up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. In the midst of the sentence against the house of Eli, mercy is promised to Israel. God's work shall never fall to the ground for want…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 2:34

• Abiathar
• Eli
• Hophni
• Judgments
• Parents

In the dictionaries

• Phinehas
• Hophni and Phinehas
• Abiathar
• Crouch
• Custom
• Dunghill
• Dust
• Eli
• Esteem
• Fleshhook

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings