1 Samuel 2:33

1 Samuel 2:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Every one of you that I do not cut off from serving at my altar I will spare only to destroy your sight and sap your strength, and all your descendants will die in the prime of life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The only one of you whom I shall not cut off from my altar shall be spared to weep his eyes out to grieve his heart, and all the descendants of your house shall die by the sword of men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But any of your men whom I do not cut off from My altar shall consume your eyes and grieve your heart. And all the descendants of your house shall die in the flower of their age.

Context of 1 Samuel 2:33

31Look, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your forefather’s family, so that none in your family will reach old age. 32You will see distress in the place of worship, in spite of all that is good in Israel, and no one in your family will ever again reach old age. Any man from your family I do not cut off from my altar will bring grief and sadness to you. All your descendants will die violently. 34This will be the sign that will come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: both of them will die on the same day. 35“‘Then I will raise up a faithful priest for myself. He will do whatever is in my heart and mind. I will establish a lasting dynasty for him, and he will walk before my anointed one for all time.

1 Samuel 2:33 word by word

וְאִ֗ישׁ לֹֽא־אַכְרִ֤ית לְךָ֙ מֵעִ֣ם מִזְבְּחִ֔י לְכַלּ֥וֹת אֶת־עֵינֶ֖יךָ וְלַאֲדִ֣יב אֶת־נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ וְכָל־מַרְבִּ֥ית בֵּיתְךָ֖ יָמ֥וּתוּ אֲנָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• I shall not cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• from mine altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• to consumeכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: destroyH3615
• thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• and to grieveאָדַב'âdab · to grieveH109
• thine heartנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• and all the increaseמַרְבִּיתmarbîyth · greatnessH4768
• of thine houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• shall dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• in the flower of their ageאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:33

• 1 Samuel 22:21Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord.
• 1 Kings 1:7He conspired with Joab son of Zeruiah and with the priest Abiathar. They supported Adonijah,
• 1 Kings 2:26The king said to the priest Abiathar, “Go to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death today, since you carried the ark of the Lord God in the presence of my father David and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”
• Matthew 2:16Then Herod, when he realized that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33And the man of thine - Of this passage Calmet observes: "The posterity of Eli possessed the high priesthood to the time of Solomon; and even when that dynasty was transferred to another family, God preserved that of Eli, not to render it more happy, but to punish it by seeing the prosperity of its enemies, to the end that it might see itself destitute and despised. This shows the depth of the judgments of God and the grandeur of his justice, which extends…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33The meaning is explained by 1 Samuel 2:36. Those who are not cut off in the flower of their youth shall be worse off than those who are, for they shall have to beg their bread. (Compare Jeremiah 22:10.) Thine eyes … thine heart - For a similar personification of the tribe or family see Judges 1:2-4.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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-33reach old age: In the Old Testament, a short life often shows God's disapproval. A long life shows God's blessing (see Genesis 15:15; 1 Kings 3:14; Psalm 91:16).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 2:33

• Abiathar
• Eli
• Hophni
• Judgments
• Parents

In the dictionaries

• Abiathar
• Crouch
• Custom
• Dunghill
• Dust
• Eli
• Esteem
• Fleshhook
• Hannah
• Hire

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