1 Samuel 2:32

1 Samuel 2:32 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then in distress you will look with envious eye on all the prosperity that shall be bestowed on Israel, and there shall not be an old man in your house forever.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you will see an enemy in My dwelling place, despite all the good which God does for Israel. And there shall not be an old man in your house forever.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You will watch with envy as I pour out prosperity on the people of Israel. But no members of your family will ever live out their days.

Context of 1 Samuel 2:32

30“Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.’ But now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained. 31The time is coming when I will cut short your strength and the strength of your priestly house, so that no one in it will reach old age, and you will see distress in my dwelling. Although good will be done to Israel, no one in your family line will ever reach old age. 33Every 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. 34“ ‘And what happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be a sign to you—they will both die on the same day.

1 Samuel 2:32 word by word

וְהִבַּטְתָּ֙ צַ֣ר מָע֔וֹן בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יֵיטִ֖יב אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה זָקֵ֛ן בְּבֵיתְךָ֖ כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt seeנָבַטnâbaţ · to lookH5027
• an enemyצַרtsar tsâr · narrowH6862
• habitationמָעוֹןmâ‛ôn mâ‛îyn · habitationH4583
• shall giveיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and there shall not be an old manזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
• in thine houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• for everיוֹםyôm · day: alwaysH3117

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:32

• 1 Samuel 4:4So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the Lord Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim. And Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
• Psalms 78:59When God heard them, he was furious; he rejected Israel completely.
• Zechariah 8:4This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each of them with cane in hand because of their age.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation - Every version and almost every commentator understands this clause differently. The word צר tsar, which we translate an enemy, and the Vulgate aemulum, a rival, signifies calamity; and this is the best sense to understand it in here. The calamity which he saw was the defeat of the Israelites, the capture of the ark, the death of his wicked sons, and the triumph of the Philistines. All this he saw, that is, knew…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32The original text is rather obscure and difficult of construction, but the King James Version probably gives the sense of it. The margin gives another meaning. In all the wealth … - The allusion is particularly to Solomon‘s reign, when Zadok was made priest instead of Abiathar, 1 Kings 2:26-27. (See 1 Kings 4:20 ff) The enormous number of sacrifices then offered must have been a great source of wealth to the priests 1 Kings 8:63-66.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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation--A successful rival for the office of high priest shall rise out of another family (2Sa 15:35; 1Ch 24:3; 29:22). But the marginal reading, "thou shalt see the affliction of the tabernacle," seems to be a preferable translation.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 2:32

• Abiathar
• Eli
• Hophni
• Judgments
• Parents

In the dictionaries

• God
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Old Man
• Abiathar
• Crouch
• Custom
• Dunghill

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