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any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/2.htm">New International Version</a> Then everyone left in your family line will come and bow down before him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread and plead, &#8220Appoint me to some priestly office so I can have food to eat."&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then all of your surviving family will bow before him, begging for money and food. ‘Please,’ they will say, ‘give us jobs among the priests so we will have enough to eat.’” <a href="/esv/1_samuel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> And everyone who is left in your house shall come to implore him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread and shall say, “Please put me in one of the priests’ places, that I may eat a morsel of bread.”’” <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And everyone left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a morsel of bread, pleading, “Please appoint me to some priestly office so that I can eat a piece of bread.” ’ ” <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/2.htm">King James Bible</a> And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/2.htm">New King James Version</a> And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and say, “Please, put me in one of the priestly positions, that I may eat a piece of bread.” ’ ” <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And everyone who is left in your house will come to bow down to him for a silver coin or a loaf of bread and say, “Please assign me to one of the priest’s offices so that I may eat a piece of bread.”’” <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread and say, &#8220Please assign me to one of the priest&#8217s offices so that I may eat a piece of bread."&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘And it shall come about that everyone who is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread, and say, “Please assign me to one of the priest’s offices so that I may eat a piece of bread.”’” <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And it will be that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread and say, “Please assign me to one of the priest’s offices so that I may eat a piece of bread.”’” <a href="/amp/1_samuel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And it will happen that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread and say, “Please assign me to one of the priest’s offices so I may eat a piece of bread.”’” <a href="/csb/1_samuel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Anyone who is left in your family will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread. He will say: Please appoint me to some priestly office so I can have a piece of bread to eat.’ ” <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Anyone who is left in your family will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread. He will say: Please appoint me to some priestly office so I can have a piece of bread to eat.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_samuel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thy house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But if anyone is left from your family, he will come to my priest and beg for money or a little bread. He may even say to my priest, "Please let me be a priest, so I will at least have something to eat." <a href="/erv/1_samuel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then anyone who is left from your household will bow down in front of him to get a coin or a loaf of bread and say, 'Please appoint me to one of the priestly classes so that I may eat a piece of bread.'" <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> Any of your descendants who survive will have to go to that priest and ask him for money and food, and beg to be allowed to help the priests, in order to have something to eat." <a href="/isv/1_samuel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> Anyone who remains in your family will come and prostrate themselves before him for a small wage or a loaf of bread and will say, "Please put me in one of the priest's offices so I can eat a piece of bread."'" <a href="/msb/1_samuel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And everyone left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a morsel of bread, pleading, “Please appoint me to some priestly office so that I can eat a piece of bread.”’” <a href="/net/1_samuel/2.htm">NET Bible</a> Everyone who remains in your house will come to bow before him for a little money and for a scrap of bread. Each will say, 'Assign me to a priestly task so I can eat a scrap of bread.'" <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It shall happen, that everyone who is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, "Please put me into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread."'" <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thy house, shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priest's offices, that I may eat a piece of bread. <a href="/web/1_samuel/2.htm">World English Bible</a> It will happen that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and will say, “Please put me into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.”’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and it has been, everyone who is left in your house comes to bow himself to him for a wage of silver and a cake of bread, and has said, Please admit me to one of the priest’s offices, to eat a morsel of bread.” <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and it hath been, every one who is left in thy house doth come in to bow himself to him, for a wage of silver, and a cake of bread, and hath said, Admit me, I pray thee, unto one of the priest's offices, to eat a morsel of bread.' <a href="/slt/1_samuel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it was all being left in thy house shall go to worship to him for a piece of silver and a round of bread; and he said, Add me to one of the priesthoods to eat a morsel of bread.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall remain in thy house, shall come that he may be prayed for, and shall offer a piece of silver, and a roll of bread, and shall say: Put me, I beseech thee, to somewhat of the priestly office, that I may eat a morsel of bread. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then this will be in the future, that whoever will have remained of your house, he will approach so that he may pray on his behalf. And he will offer a coin of silver, and a twist of bread. And he will say: ‘Permit me, I beg you, one part of the priestly office, so that I may eat a mouthful of bread.’ ” <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/2.htm">New American Bible</a> Then whoever is left of your family will grovel before him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread, saying: Please assign me a priestly function, that I may have a crust of bread to eat.” <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Everyone who is left in your family shall come to implore him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread, and shall say, Please put me in one of the priest’s places, that I may eat a morsel of bread.’”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it shall come to pass that every one who is left in your house shall come to bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, Send me to one of the priests, that I may eat a piece of bread. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And it will be that everyone who is left in your house will come to bow to him for wages of money and for a loaf of bread, and shall say: “Send me to one of the Priests that I may eat a piece of bread” <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thy house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say: Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.' <a href="/sep/1_samuel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it shall come to pass that he that survives in thy house, shall come to do obeisance before him for a little piece of silver, saying, Put me into one of thy priest's offices to eat bread. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/2-36.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=717" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/2.htm">A Prophecy Against the House of Eli</a> …35Then 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. 36<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/3498.htm" title="3498: han·nō·w·ṯār (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve.">left</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇê·ṯə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in your house</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">will come</a> <a href="/hebrew/7812.htm" title="7812: lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hitpael-Inf) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate.">and bow down</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him</a> <a href="/hebrew/95.htm" title="95: la·’ă·ḡō·w·raṯ (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Payment. From the same as 'Aguwr; properly, something gathered, i.e. Perhaps a grain or berry; used only of a small coin.">for a piece</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ke·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">of silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/3603.htm" title="3603: wə·ḵik·kar- (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- From karar; a circle, i.e. a circumjacent tract or region, expec. The Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a loaf; also a talent (round) coin).">or a morsel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: lā·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">of bread,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">pleading,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">“Please</a> <a href="/hebrew/5596.htm" title="5596: sə·p̄ā·ḥê·nî (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To join, attach to. Or saphach; a primitive root; properly, to scrape out, but in certain peculiar senses.">appoint me</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fsc) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">some</a> <a href="/hebrew/3550.htm" title="3550: hak·kə·hun·nō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Priesthood. From kahan; priesthood.">priestly office</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: le·’ĕ·ḵōl (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">so that I can eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6595.htm" title="6595: paṯ- (N-fsc) -- Fragment, bit, morsel. From pathath; a bit.">a piece</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: lā·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">of bread.”’”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/2-27.htm">1 Kings 2:27</a> 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. <a href="/1_kings/2-35.htm">1 Kings 2:35</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/44-10.htm">Ezekiel 44:10-16</a> Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity. / Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them. / Because they ministered before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I swore with an uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity, declares the Lord GOD. ... <a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm">1 Kings 13:33-34</a> Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places. / And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth. <a href="/1_kings/1-7.htm">1 Kings 1:7-8</a> 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. <a href="/1_kings/1-19.htm">1 Kings 1:19</a> 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. <a href="/1_kings/1-25.htm">1 Kings 1:25</a> 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!’ <a href="/1_kings/1-32.htm">1 Kings 1:32-34</a> 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!’ <a href="/1_kings/1-39.htm">1 Kings 1:39</a> 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!” <a href="/1_kings/1-45.htm">1 Kings 1:45</a> 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. <a href="/1_kings/2-26.htm">1 Kings 2:26</a> 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.” <a href="/1_kings/2-35.htm">1 Kings 2:35</a> 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. <a href="/1_kings/2-36.htm">1 Kings 2:36-46</a> 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. ... <a href="/matthew/21-41.htm">Matthew 21:41-43</a> “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.” / Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? / Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. <a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.is left<a href="/1_kings/2-27.htm">1 Kings 2:27</a> So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.<a href="/ezekiel/44-10.htm">Ezekiel 44:10-12</a> And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity… Put [heb] join <a href="/1_samuel/2-29.htm">1 Samuel 2:29,30</a> Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people? … <a href="/malachi/1-13.htm">Malachi 1:13</a> Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/20-2.htm">Assign</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-4.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-5.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/numbers/24-9.htm">Crouch</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-1.htm">Crust</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-18.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-35.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/29-23.htm">Loaf</a> <a href="/ruth/2-14.htm">Morsel</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-13.htm">Offices</a> <a href="/ruth/4-3.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/judges/20-33.htm">Places</a> <a href="/judges/6-32.htm">Plead</a> <a href="/ruth/2-7.htm">Please</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-28.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/judges/17-10.htm">Silver</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/8-12.htm">Assign</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-25.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-7.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/job/9-13.htm">Crouch</a> <a href="/job/7-5.htm">Crust</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-13.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-12.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-3.htm">Loaf</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-22.htm">Morsel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-3.htm">Offices</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-23.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-16.htm">Places</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-7.htm">Plead</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-17.htm">Please</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-5.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-8.htm">Silver</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 2</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">Hannah's song in thankfulness</a> 12. <a href="/1_samuel/2-12.htm">The sin of Eli's sons</a> 18. <a href="/1_samuel/2-18.htm">Samuel's ministry</a> 20. <a href="/1_samuel/2-20.htm">by Eli's blessing Hannah is more fruitful</a> 22. <a href="/1_samuel/2-22.htm">Eli reproves his sons</a> 27. <a href="/1_samuel/2-27.htm">A prophecy against Eli's house</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/1_samuel/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>Then everyone left in your household This phrase refers to the remnants of Eli's family, who were once in a position of honor and authority as priests in Israel. The Hebrew word for "household" (בַּיִת, bayit) often signifies not just a physical dwelling but a lineage or family line. Historically, this prophecy underscores the decline of Eli's house due to the unfaithfulness of his sons, Hophni and Phinehas, and serves as a warning about the consequences of disobedience to God.will come and bow down to him The act of bowing down signifies submission and humility. In the ancient Near Eastern context, bowing was a gesture of respect and acknowledgment of authority. This phrase indicates a reversal of fortune for Eli's descendants, who will find themselves in a position of need and subservience, contrasting sharply with their previous status.for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread This imagery highlights the desperation and poverty that will befall Eli's descendants. Silver and bread are basic necessities, and the mention of them underscores the dire straits they will face. In biblical times, silver was a common medium of exchange, and bread was a staple of daily sustenance, symbolizing the minimal means required for survival.and will say, ‘Please appoint me to some priestly office The plea for a priestly position reflects a desire to regain some semblance of dignity and provision. The Hebrew root for "appoint" (שׂים, sim) implies setting or placing, indicating a request for restoration to a role that provides sustenance. This request is ironic, given that Eli's family once held significant priestly authority but will now seek even the smallest role.so that I can eat a piece of bread The focus on bread again emphasizes the basic need for survival. In the broader scriptural context, bread often symbolizes God's provision (as seen in the manna provided to the Israelites in the wilderness). Here, it underscores the humbling of Eli's house, as they will be reduced to seeking sustenance rather than serving as providers of spiritual nourishment to others.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 36. - Piece of silver is lit. a small silver coin got by begging and the word marks the extreme penury into which the race of Eli fell Gathered round the sanctuary at Shiloh, they were the chief sufferers by its ruin, and we have noticed how for a time they fall entirely out of view. During the miserable period of Philistine domination which followed, Samuel became to the oppressed nation a centre of hope, and by wise government he first reformed the people internally, and then gave them freedom from foreign rule. During this period we may be sure that he did much to raise from their misery the descendants of Eli, and finally Ahiah, Eli's grandson, ministers as high priest before Saul. Though his grandson, Abiathar, was deposed from the office by Solomon, there is no reason for imagining that the family ever again fell into distress, nor do the terms of the prophecy warrant such a supposition. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/2-36.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And וְהָיָ֗ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be everyone כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every left הַנּוֹתָר֙ (han·nō·w·ṯār) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve in your house בְּבֵ֣יתְךָ֔ (bə·ḇê·ṯə·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house will come יָבוֹא֙ (yā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go and bow down לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת (lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7812.htm">Strong's 7812: </a> To depress, prostrate to him ל֔וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> for a piece לַאֲג֥וֹרַת (la·’ă·ḡō·w·raṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_95.htm">Strong's 95: </a> Something gathered, a grain, berry, a small, coin of silver כֶּ֖סֶף (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money or a morsel וְכִכַּר־ (wə·ḵik·kar-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3603.htm">Strong's 3603: </a> A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money) of bread, לָ֑חֶם (lā·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain pleading, וְאָמַ֗ר (wə·’ā·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Please נָ֛א (nā) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> I pray', 'now', 'then' appoint me סְפָחֵ֥נִי (sə·p̄ā·ḥê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5596.htm">Strong's 5596: </a> To join, attach to to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to some אַחַ֥ת (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first priestly office, הַכְּהֻנּ֖וֹת (hak·kə·hun·nō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3550.htm">Strong's 3550: </a> Priesthood so that I may eat לֶאֱכֹ֥ל (le·’ĕ·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat a piece פַּת־ (paṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6595.htm">Strong's 6595: </a> Fragment, bit, morsel of bread.”’” לָֽחֶם׃ (lā·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/2-36.htm">1 Samuel 2:36 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/2-36.htm">1 Samuel 2:36 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/2-36.htm">1 Samuel 2:36 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/2-36.htm">1 Samuel 2:36 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/2-36.htm">1 Samuel 2:36 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/2-36.htm">1 Samuel 2:36 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/2-36.htm">1 Samuel 2:36 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/2-36.htm">1 Samuel 2:36 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/2-36.htm">1 Samuel 2:36 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/2-36.htm">1 Samuel 2:36 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-36.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 2:36 It shall happen that everyone who (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/2-35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 2:35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 2:35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/3-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 3:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 3:1" /></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>