1 Samuel 2:32
And you shall not have an old man in my house for ever.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
31Behold, the days come when I will destroy your seed and the seed of your father's house.
Cross References
1 Samuel 4:11And the ark of God was taken, and both the sons of Heli, Ophni, and Phinees, died.
1 Kings 2:26And the king said to Abiathar the priest, Depart you quickly to Anathoth to your farm, for you are + 2:26 Gr. a man of death. worthy of death this day; but I will not kill you, because you have borne the ark of the covenant of the Lord before my father, and because you were afflicted in all things wherein my father was afflicted.
Zechariah 8:4Thus says the Lord Almighty; There shall yet dwell old men and old women in the streets of Jerusalem, every one holding his staff in his hand for age.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:28-36
Eli and His House Threatened. ( b. c. 1128.) 27 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord , Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house? 28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel? 29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine… Read the whole commentary →