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. In spite of the good that I do for Israel, no one in your family will live to an old age. 33Any man in your family whom I do not remove from my altar will have his eyes fail, and he will be heartbroken. And all your descendants will die in the prime of life. What is going to happen to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be a sign to you: Both of them will die on the same day. 35Then I will appoint a faithful priest to serve me. He will do everything I want him to do. I will give him faithful descendants, and he will always live as my anointed one. 36Then anyone who is left from your household will bow down in front of him to get a coin or a loaf of bread and say, ‘Please appoint me to one of the priestly classes so that I may 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• a signאוֹת'ôth · sign: miraculousH226
• unto thee, that shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• upon thy twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• on Hophniחׇפְנִיchophnîy · HophniH2652
• and Phinehasפִּינְחָסpîynechâs · PhinehasH6372
• in oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• they shall dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:34

• 1 Samuel 3:12On that day I am going to do to Eli and his family everything I said from beginning to end.
• 1 Kings 13:3That day the man of God ⌞also⌟ gave ⌞them⌟ a miraculous sign, saying, “This is the sign that the Lord will give you: You will see the altar torn apart. The ashes on it will be poured ⌞on the ground⌟.”
• 1 Kings 14:12“Get up, and go home. The moment you set foot in the city the child will die.
• 1 Samuel 4:11The ark of God was captured. Both of Eli’s 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