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in one day they shall die both of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now this <i>shall be</i> a sign to you that will come upon your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die, both of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And this will be the sign to you which will come in regard to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: on the same day both of them will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216This will be the sign to you which will come concerning your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: on the same day both of them will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And this will be the sign to you which shall come concerning your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: on the same day both of them shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now this will be the sign to you which will come concerning your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: on the same day both of them will be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />This will be the sign to you which shall come concerning your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: on the same day both of them shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This will be the sign that will come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: both of them will die on the same day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This will be the sign that will come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: both of them will die on the same day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And this shall be the sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />To prove to you that I will do these things, your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will die on the same day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And this shall be the sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When your two sons Hophni and Phinehas both die on the same day, this will show you that everything I have said will come true. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Here's a sign for you—your two sons Hophni and Phineas will both die on the same day! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This will be a confirming sign for you that will be fulfilled through your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: in a single day they both will die!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'This shall be the sign to you, that shall come on your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall both die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And this shall be a sign to thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />This will be the sign to you that will come on your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they will both die. <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 this [is] the sign to you that comes to your two sons, to Hophni and Phinehas—in one day both of them 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 this is to thee the sign that cometh unto thy two sons, unto Hophni and Phinehas -- in one day they die both of them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And this the sign to thee which shall come to thy two sons to Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they two 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 />And this shall be a sign to thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, Ophni and Phinees: In one day they shall both of them die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But this will be a sign to you, which will happen to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: on one day they both will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This is a sign for you—what happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas. Both of them will die on the same day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The fate of your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, shall be the sign to you—both of them shall die on the same day.<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 this shall be a sign to you that shall come upon your two sons, upon Hophni and upon Phinehas; both of them shall die on the same day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And this is the sign for you that is coming upon your two sons, upon Khaphni and upon Phinkhas: In one day they shall both die<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And this shall be the sign unto thee, that which shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And this which shall come upon thy two sons Ophni and Phinees shall be a sign to thee; in one day they shall both die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/2-34.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=690" 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">33</span>And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, your eyes will fail and your heart will grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men. <span class="reftext">34</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: wə·zeh- (Conj-w:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">And this</a> <a href="/hebrew/226.htm" title="226: hā·’ō·wṯ (Art:: N-cs) -- A sign. Probably from 'uwth; a signal, as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.">sign</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">shall come</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">concerning</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê (Number-mdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">your two</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇā·ne·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2652.htm" title="2652: ḥā·p̄ə·nî (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Eli. From chophen; perhaps pugilist; Chophni, an Israelite.">Hophni</a> <a href="/hebrew/6372.htm" title="6372: ū·p̄î·nə·ḥās (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Three Isr. Apparently from peh and a variation of nachash; mouth of a serpent; Pinechas, the name of three Israelites.">and Phinehas:</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê·hem (Number-mdc:: 3mp) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">They will both</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.">die</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">on the same</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day.</a> </span><span class="reftext">35</span>Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.…<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_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/3-11.htm">1 Samuel 3:11-14</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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_kings/14-12.htm">1 Kings 14:12-13</a></span><br />As for you, get up and go home. When your feet enter the city, the child will die. / All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-17.htm">1 Kings 14:17</a></span><br />Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.<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/2-36.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="/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27</a></span><br />For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">Jeremiah 7:12-14</a></span><br />But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel. / And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer, / therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-25.htm">Ezekiel 24:25-27</a></span><br />And you, son of man, know that on the day I take away their stronghold, their pride and joy—the desire of their eyes which uplifted their souls—and their sons and daughters as well, / on that day a fugitive will come and tell you the news. / On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you will speak and no longer be mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Ezekiel 12:12-16</a></span><br />And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land. / But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die. / And I will scatter to every wind all the attendants around him and all his troops, and I will draw a sword to chase after them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And this shall be a sign to you, that shall come on your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.</p><p class="hdg">a sign</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/3-12.htm">1 Samuel 3:12</a></b></br> In that day I will perform against Eli all <i>things</i> which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/13-3.htm">1 Kings 13:3</a></b></br> And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This <i>is</i> the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that <i>are</i> upon it shall be poured out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-12.htm">1 Kings 14:12</a></b></br> Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: <i>and</i> when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.</p><p class="hdg">in one day</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/4-11.htm">1 Samuel 4:11,17</a></b></br> And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/31-29.htm">Befall</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-25.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-33.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ruth/3-18.htm">Happens</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-3.htm">Hophni</a> <a href="/joshua/2-16.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-3.htm">Phinehas</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-3.htm">Phin'ehas</a> <a href="/judges/20-40.htm">Sign</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/esther/8-6.htm">Befall</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-12.htm">Die</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-20.htm">Happens</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-4.htm">Hophni</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-19.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-4.htm">Phinehas</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-4.htm">Phin'ehas</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-4.htm">Sign</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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In biblical context, signs often serve as divine confirmations of God's word or judgment. This particular sign is a direct message from God through the prophet to Eli, indicating the certainty of the prophecy. Signs in the Old Testament often precede significant events, such as the plagues in Egypt (Exodus 7-12) or the sign of the virgin birth in <a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a>.<p><b>concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas:</b><br>Hophni and Phinehas were the sons of Eli, serving as priests at the tabernacle in Shiloh. They are described earlier in <a href="/1_samuel/2.htm">1 Samuel 2</a> as corrupt and wicked, abusing their priestly office by taking the best portions of sacrifices and engaging in immoral behavior (<a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">1 Samuel 2:12-17, 22</a>). Their actions were a direct violation of the Levitical laws and an affront to the holiness required of those serving in the priesthood. This phrase highlights the personal nature of the judgment against Eli's household, emphasizing the consequences of their sins.<p><b>They will both die on the same day.</b><br>This prophecy foretells the simultaneous death of Hophni and Phinehas, serving as a dramatic and unmistakable sign of God's judgment. The fulfillment of this prophecy occurs in <a href="/1_samuel/4-11.htm">1 Samuel 4:11</a> during a battle with the Philistines, where both sons are killed, and the Ark of the Covenant is captured. This event marks a significant turning point in Israel's history, symbolizing the departure of God's glory from Israel due to the corruption of its leaders. The simultaneous death of both sons underscores the severity of God's judgment and serves as a warning to future generations about the consequences of disobedience and unfaithfulness. This event also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and redemption found in Jesus Christ, who, unlike Hophni and Phinehas, perfectly fulfilled His priestly role and offered Himself as a sacrifice for sin.<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. He was responsible for the spiritual leadership of Israel but failed to restrain his sons from their wickedness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hophni_and_phinehas.htm">Hophni and Phinehas</a></b><br>The two sons of Eli, who served as priests but were corrupt and disobedient to God's laws. Their actions led to God's judgment upon Eli's household.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sign.htm">The Sign</a></b><br>A prophetic sign given by God through a man of God to Eli, indicating the impending judgment on his family due to the sins of his sons.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/death_of_hophni_and_phinehas.htm">Death of Hophni and Phinehas</a></b><br>The fulfillment of the prophecy where both sons die on the same day, serving as a divine confirmation of God's judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/shiloh.htm">Shiloh</a></b><br>The religious center of Israel at the time, where the tabernacle was located and where Eli and his sons served.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The account of Hophni and Phinehas serves as a stark reminder that disobedience to God's commands, especially by those in spiritual leadership, leads to severe consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/parental_responsibility.htm">Parental Responsibility</a></b><br>Eli's failure to discipline his sons highlights the importance of parental responsibility in guiding children in righteousness and correcting them when they go astray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_judgment.htm">God's Faithfulness in Judgment</a></b><br>God's fulfillment of the prophecy against Eli's house demonstrates His faithfulness to His word, both in promises and in judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>The corruption of Hophni and Phinehas shows the impact of ungodly leadership on a community, emphasizing the need for leaders to live according to God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_signs_in_scripture.htm">The Role of Signs in Scripture</a></b><br>The sign given to Eli serves as a reminder that God often uses signs to confirm His word and to call His people to repentance.<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/who_were_hophni_and_phinehas.htm">Who were Hophni and Phinehas in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/contradictions_in_1_samuel_4_on_eli's_sons.htm">Are there any contradictions between 1 Samuel 4 and other biblical accounts regarding the fate of Eli’s sons or the Ark’s movements? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_enemies_to_take_the_ark.htm">Why would an omnipotent God allow His sacred Ark to be taken by enemies (1 Samuel 4:11)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_mercy_shown_in_1_sam_2_25.htm">1 Samuel 2:25 suggests the Lord intended to kill Eli's sons--how does this reconcile with the concept of a merciful, forgiving deity?</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>(34) <span class= "bld">In one day they shall die both of them.</span>--See for a literal fulfilment the recital in <a href="/1_samuel/4-11.htm" title="And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.">1Samuel 4:11</a>. This foreshadowing of terrible calamity which was to befal Israel was to be a sign to Eli that all the awful predictions concerning the fate of his doomed house would be carried out to the bitter end.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 34.</span> - With this the sign here given exactly agrees. Hophni and Phinehas died fighting valiantly in battle, and then came the sacking of Shiloh, and the slaughter of the ministering priests (<a href="/psalms/78-64.htm">Psalm 78:64</a>). Upon this followed a long delay. For first Eli's grandson, Ahitub, the son of Phinehas, was high priest, and then his two sons, Ahiah and Ahimelech, and then Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech. It was in Ahimelech's days that the slaughter took place at Nob, from which the house of Ithamar seems never to have fully recovered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/2-34.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 this</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזֶה־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sign</span><br /><span class="heb">הָא֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_226.htm">Strong's 226: </a> </span><span class="str2">A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shall come</span><br /><span class="heb">יָבֹא֙</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you</span><br /><span class="heb">לְּךָ֣</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">concerning</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בָנֶ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hophni</span><br /><span class="heb">חָפְנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·p̄ə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2652.htm">Strong's 2652: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hophni -- a son of Eli</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Phinehas:</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפִֽינְחָ֑ס</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄î·nə·ḥās)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6372.htm">Strong's 6372: </a> </span><span class="str2">Phinehas -- three Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They will both</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - mdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">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">on the same</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/2-34.htm">1 Samuel 2:34 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/2-34.htm">1 Samuel 2:34 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/2-34.htm">1 Samuel 2:34 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/2-34.htm">1 Samuel 2:34 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/2-34.htm">1 Samuel 2:34 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/2-34.htm">1 Samuel 2:34 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/2-34.htm">1 Samuel 2:34 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/2-34.htm">1 Samuel 2:34 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/2-34.htm">1 Samuel 2:34 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/2-34.htm">1 Samuel 2:34 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/2-34.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 2:34 This shall be the sign to you (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/2-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 2:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 2:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/2-35.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 2:35"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 2:35" /></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>