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All your descendants will die by the sword of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the man of thine, <i>whom</i> I shall not cut off from mine altar, <i>shall be</i> to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But any of your men <i>whom</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet I will not cut off every man of yours from My altar, so that your eyes will fail <i>from weeping</i> and your soul grieve, and all the increase of your house will die in the prime of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Yet I will not cut off every man of yours from My altar so that your eyes will fail from weeping and your soul grieve, and all the increase of your house will die in the prime of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Yet I will not cut off every man of yours from My altar that your eyes may fail <i>from weeping</i> and your soul grieve, and all the increase of your house will die in the prime of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yet I will not cut off every man of yours from My altar so that your eyes will fail <i>from weeping</i> and your soul grieve, and all the increase of your house will be put to death in the prime of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Yet I will not cut off every man of yours from My altar; your eyes will fail <i>from weeping</i> and your soul will grieve, and all those born in your house will die as men [in the prime of life].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thy heart; and all the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If I let anyone from your family be a priest, his life will be full of sadness and sorrow. But most of the men in your family will die a violent death! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Any 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Yet I will keep one of your descendants alive, and he will serve me as priest. But he will become blind and lose all hope, and all your other descendants will die a violent death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Any of you whom I don't eliminate from serving at my altar will grow tired from weeping, and their souls will grieve. All the increase of your family will die by violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, I will cause your eyes to fail and your heart to grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Any one of you that I do not cut off from my altar, I will cause your eyes to fail and will cause you grief. All of those born to your family will die in the prime of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And the man of yours I do not cut off from my altar will be to cause his eyes to fail and to grieve his soul, and all the increase of your house will die by the sword of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from my altar, shall be to consume thy eyes, and to grieve thy heart: and all the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The man of yours whom I don’t cut off from my altar will consume your eyes and grieve your heart. All the increase of your house will die in the flower of their age. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the man of yours I do not cut off from My altar—[My purpose is] to consume your eyes, and to grieve your soul; and all the increase of men [in] your house die;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the man I cut not off of thine from Mine altar, is to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thy soul; and all the increase of thy house do die men;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a man I will not cut off to thee from mine altar to finish thine eyes and to cause thy soul to pine away: and all the increase of thy house, the men, shall die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />However I will not altogether take away a man of thee from my altar: but that thy eyes may faint and thy soul be spent: and a great part of thy house shall die when they come to man's estate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet truly, I will not entirely take away a man of you from my altar, but such that your eyes may fail, and your soul may melt away, and a great part of your house may die out, as it pertains to the state of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will leave you one man at my altar to wear out his eyes and waste his strength, but the rest of your family shall die by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The only one of you whom I shall not cut off from my altar shall be spared to weep out his eyes and grieve his heart; all the members of your household shall die by the sword.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And a man of you whom I shall not cut off from my altar shall be spared to sadden you and to grieve your heart; and all the increase of your house shall die in the flower of their age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall not deprive you of a man from my altar darkening your eyes and wasting away your soul, and all the increase of your house shall die as young men<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yet will I not cut off every man of thine from Mine altar, to make thine eyes to fail, and thy heart to languish; and all the increase of thy house shall die young men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And <i>if</i> I do not destroy a man of thine from my altar, <i>it shall be</i> that his eyes may fail and his soul may perish; and every one that remains in thy house shall fall by the sword of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/2-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=678" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/2.htm">A Prophecy Against the House of Eli</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">32</span>You will see distress in My dwelling place. Despite all that is good in Israel, no one in your house will ever again reach old age. <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: wə·’îš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">And every one</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">of you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">that I do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: ’aḵ·rîṯ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: mê·‘im (Prep-m) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·bə·ḥî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">My altar,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·ḵā (N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">your eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: lə·ḵal·lō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">will fail</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·še·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">and your heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/109.htm" title="109: wə·la·’ă·ḏîḇ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To grieve. A primitive root; to languish.">will grieve.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/4768.htm" title="4768: mar·bîṯ (N-fsc) -- Increase, great number, greatness. From rabah; a multitude; also offspring; specifically interest.">your descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mū·ṯū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">will die by the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šîm (N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">of men.</a> </span><span class="reftext">34</span>And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-27.htm">1 Kings 2:27</a></span><br />So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-35.htm">1 Kings 2:35</a></span><br />And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/3-12.htm">1 Samuel 3:12-14</a></span><br />On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house, from beginning to end. / I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them. / Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, ‘The iniquity of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-11.htm">1 Samuel 4:11</a></span><br />The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/22-18.htm">1 Samuel 22:18-20</a></span><br />So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. / He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, with its men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep. / But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">1 Kings 14:10-11</a></span><br />Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone! / Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.’ For the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-31.htm">1 Kings 2:31-33</a></span><br />And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed. / The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army. / Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-26.htm">1 Kings 2:26</a></span><br />Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-36.htm">1 Kings 2:36-46</a></span><br />Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else. / On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.” / “The sentence is fair,” Shimei replied. “Your servant will do as my lord the king has spoken.” And Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-7.htm">1 Kings 1:7-8</a></span><br />So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him. / But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-19.htm">1 Kings 1:19</a></span><br />And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the other sons of the king, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army. But he has not invited your servant Solomon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-25.htm">1 Kings 1:25</a></span><br />For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-32.htm">1 Kings 1:32-34</a></span><br />Then King David said, “Call in for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king. / “Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon. / There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-39.htm">1 Kings 1:39</a></span><br />Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-45.htm">1 Kings 1:45</a></span><br />Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there with rejoicing that rings out in the city. That is the noise you hear.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the man of yours, whom I shall not cut off from my altar, shall be to consume your eyes, and to grieve your heart: and all the increase of your house shall die in the flower of their age.</p><p class="hdg">to consume</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/22-21.htm">1 Samuel 22:21-23</a></b></br> And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD'S priests… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/1-7.htm">1 Kings 1:7,19</a></b></br> And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped <i>him</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/2-26.htm">1 Kings 2:26,27</a></b></br> And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou <i>art</i> worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted… </p><p class="hdg">in the flower, etc.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/1-22.htm">Age</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-28.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-29.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/judges/9-20.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-31.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-9.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/ruth/4-18.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/ruth/1-17.htm">Die</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-23.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-32.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/9-29.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Languish</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-20.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-10.htm">Prime</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-16.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/judges/21-14.htm">Spared</a> <a href="/judges/21-10.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/judges/14-6.htm">Tears</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-8.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-10.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-26.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/3-14.htm">Age</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-17.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-3.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-39.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-4.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-10.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-42.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-34.htm">Die</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-2.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-35.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-35.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/job/17-5.htm">Languish</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-8.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/job/29-4.htm">Prime</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-35.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-9.htm">Spared</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-2.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">Tears</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-4.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-2.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-1.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">Hannah's song in thankfulness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">The sin of Eli's sons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-18.htm">Samuel's ministry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-20.htm">by Eli's blessing Hannah is more fruitful</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-22.htm">Eli reproves his sons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-27.htm">A prophecy against Eli's house</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "altar" signifies the place of sacrifice and worship, central to Israelite religious life. Eli's descendants, who were meant to serve at the altar, are under divine judgment due to the corruption and sins of Eli's sons, Hophni and Phinehas. The phrase implies that some will remain to serve, but not without consequence. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's holiness and the necessity of purity in worship, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/10.htm">Leviticus 10:1-3</a> with Nadab and Abihu.<p><b>I will cause your eyes to fail and your heart to grieve</b><br>This part of the verse indicates the personal and familial suffering that will result from God's judgment. "Eyes to fail" can symbolize both physical blindness and a lack of spiritual insight or understanding. The "heart to grieve" suggests deep sorrow and distress, likely due to the loss of family members and the decline of the priestly line. This echoes the consequences of disobedience outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Deuteronomy 28:65-67</a>, where God warns of a failing heart and despair as part of the curses for covenant unfaithfulness.<p><b>All your descendants will die by the sword of men</b><br>This prophecy foretells the violent deaths that will befall Eli's lineage, emphasizing the severity of God's judgment. The "sword of men" indicates that their demise will come through human conflict or warfare, rather than natural causes. This was fulfilled in <a href="/1_samuel/4-11.htm">1 Samuel 4:11</a>, where Hophni and Phinehas die in battle, and later in <a href="/1_samuel/22-18.htm">1 Samuel 22:18-19</a>, when Doeg the Edomite kills 85 priests of Nob, descendants of Eli. This serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of sin and the fulfillment of God's word, paralleling the fate of other disobedient figures in Scripture, such as Saul in <a href="/1_samuel/31.htm">1 Samuel 31</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/eli.htm">Eli</a></b><br>The high priest of Israel during the time of Samuel's birth. His family is the subject of God's judgment due to the sins of his sons.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hophni_and_phinehas.htm">Hophni and Phinehas</a></b><br>Eli's sons, who were priests but acted wickedly, leading to God's pronouncement of judgment on Eli's house.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/shiloh.htm">Shiloh</a></b><br>The religious center of Israel at the time, where the tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant were located, and where Eli served as priest.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>Represents the place of sacrifice and worship in the tabernacle, central to the priestly duties that Eli's family was supposed to uphold.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The divine pronouncement against Eli's house due to their unfaithfulness and corruption in their priestly duties.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin_in_leadership.htm">The Seriousness of Sin in Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders, especially spiritual ones, are held to a high standard. Eli's failure to restrain his sons led to severe consequences for his family and serves as a warning to all in positions of authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience to God's commands, especially in sacred duties, leads to judgment. This passage reminds us of the importance of faithfulness and integrity in our service to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While God's judgment is severe, it is also just. The sparing of some descendants, though they would experience grief, shows that God's mercy is present even in judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_sin_on_future_generations.htm">The Impact of Sin on Future Generations</a></b><br>The sins of one generation can affect the next. This passage encourages us to consider the legacy we leave behind and strive to live righteously.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance_and_correction.htm">The Importance of Repentance and Correction</a></b><br>Eli's account underscores the need for repentance and correction. Ignoring sin leads to greater consequences, while addressing it can lead to restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_were_david's_aiding_priests_harmed.htm">How do we reconcile God’s protection of David with the horrific outcome that befell the priests who assisted him (1 Samuel 22)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_saul's_death_explained_differently.htm">2 Samuel 1:1-10: How can Saul's death be attributed to both his own sword (1 Samuel 31) and an Amalekite's actions without contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_10_4_and_2_sam_1_10.htm">How can 1 Chronicles 10's account that Saul died by falling on his own sword (1 Chronicles 10:4) be reconciled with 2 Samuel 1:10, where an Amalekite claims to have killed him?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_1_sam_31_4-5_and_2_sam_1_10_differ.htm">How can 1 Samuel 31:4-5 claim Saul died by falling on his own sword if 2 Samuel 1:10 says an Amalekite killed him?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33) <span class= "bld">To consume thine eyes and to grieve thine heart.</span>--The <span class= "ital">Speaker's Commentary </span>well refers to <a href="/1_samuel/2-36.htm" title="And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in your house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray you, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.">1Samuel 2:36</a> for an explanation of these difficult words. "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."<p><span class= "bld">And all the increase of thine house shall die.</span>--In the Babylonian Talmud the Rabbis have related that there was once a family in Jerusalem the members of which died off regularly at eighteen years of age. Rabbi Jochanan ben Zacchai shrewdly guessed that they were descendants of Eli, regarding whom it is said (<a href="/1_samuel/2-33.htm" title="And the man of yours, whom I shall not cut off from my altar, shall be to consume your eyes, and to grieve your heart: and all the increase of your house shall die in the flower of their age.">1Samuel 2:33</a>), "And all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age; "and he accordingly advised them to devote themselves to the study of the Law, as the certain and only means of neutralising the curse. They acted upon the advice of the Rabbi; their lives were in consequence prolonged; and they thenceforth went by the name of their spiritual father.--<span class= "ital">Rosh Hashanah, </span>fol. 18, Colossians 1.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 33.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The man of thine,</span> etc. The meaning of the Hebrews is here again changed by the insertion of words not in the original. Translated literally the sense is good, but merciful, and this the A.V. has so rendered as to make it the most bitter of all denunciations. The Hebrews is, "Yet I will not cut off every one of thine from my altar, to consume thine eyes and to grieve thy soul;" that is, thy punishment shall not be so utter as to leave thee with no consolation; for thy descendants, though diminished in numbers, and deprived of the highest rank, shall still minister as priests at mine altar. "But the majority of try house - lit, the multitude of thy house - shall die as men." This is very well rendered in the A.V. "in the flower of theft age," only we must not explain this of dying of disease. They were to die in their vigour, not, like children and old men, in theft beds, but by violent deaths, such as actually befell them at Shiloh and at Nob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/2-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And every one</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִ֗ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of you</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">that I do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cut off</span><br /><span class="heb">אַכְרִ֤ית</span> <span class="translit">(’aḵ·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעִ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My altar,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְבְּחִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(miz·bə·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> </span><span class="str2">An altar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will fail</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכַלּ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵal·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your heart</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·še·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">will grieve.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלַאֲדִ֣יב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·la·’ă·ḏîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_109.htm">Strong's 109: </a> </span><span class="str2">To languish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">All</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">מַרְבִּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(mar·bîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4768.htm">Strong's 4768: </a> </span><span class="str2">Increase, great number, greatness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will die</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמ֥וּתוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mū·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the prime of life.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנָשִֽׁים׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/2-33.htm">1 Samuel 2:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/2-33.htm">1 Samuel 2:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/2-33.htm">1 Samuel 2:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/2-33.htm">1 Samuel 2:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/2-33.htm">1 Samuel 2:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/2-33.htm">1 Samuel 2:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/2-33.htm">1 Samuel 2:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/2-33.htm">1 Samuel 2:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/2-33.htm">1 Samuel 2:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/2-33.htm">1 Samuel 2:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/2-33.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 2:33 The man of yours whom I shall (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/2-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 2:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 2:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/2-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 2:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 2:34" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>