1 Samuel 2:31-32

31 'Behold, ¹the days are coming when I will break your strength and the strength of your father's house so that there will not be an old man in your house.

32 'You will see ²the distress of My dwelling, in spite of all the good that I do for Israel; and an ³old man will not be in your house forever *.

1 Samuel 2:31-32 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 2

In this chapter the song of Hannah is recorded, 1Sa 2:1-10, and an account is given of the return of Elkanah and Hannah to their own home, and of the care she took yearly to provide a coat for Samuel, and of her being blessed with many other children, and of the growth and ministry of Samuel before the Lord, 1Sa 2:11,18-21,26, and of the wickedness of the sons of Eli, 1Sa 2:12-17, and of Eli's too gentle treatment of them when he reproved them for it, 1Sa 2:22-25 and of a sharp message sent him from the Lord on that account, threatening destruction to his house, of which the death of his two sons would be a sign, 1Sa 2:27-36.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Samuel 4:11-18; 1 Samuel 22:17-20
• 2. 1 Kings 2:26, 27
• 3. Zechariah 8:4

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "arm"
• [b]. Or "arm"
• [c]. Lit "He does"