Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, the days coming and I cut off thy seed and the seed of thy father's house from being old in thy house.
New American Standard Bible
Behold,
King James Version
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
Holman Bible
“‘Look, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your ancestral family, so that none in your family will reach old age.
International Standard Version
The time is coming when I'll cut away at your family and your ancestor's family until there are no old men left in your family.
A Conservative Version
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.
American Standard Version
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.
Amplified
Behold, the time is coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house.
Bible in Basic English
See, the days are coming when your arm and the arm of your father's people will be cut off;
Darby Translation
Behold, days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.
King James 2000
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off your arm, and the arm of your father's house, that there shall not be an old man in your house.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look, days [are] coming when I will cut off your {strength} and the {strength} of the house of your ancestor {so that no one in your house will live to old age}.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, the days come when I will cut off your arm and the arm of your father's house, so that no old man shall be in your house.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold, the days will come that I will cut off thine arm and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an elder in thine house.
NET Bible
In fact, days are coming when I will remove your strength and the strength of your father's house. There will not be an old man in your house!
New Heart English Bible
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off your arm, and the arm of your father's house, that there shall not be an old man in your house.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! days are coming, when I will hew off thine arm, and the arm of the house of thy father, - that there shall be no elder in thy house;
Webster
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thy arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.
World English Bible
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off your arm, and the arm of your father's house, that there shall not be an old man in your house.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, days are coming, and I have cut off thine arm, and the arm of the house of thy father, that an old man is not in thy house;
Themes
Abiathar » High priest. Called ahimelech in » Thrust out of office by solomon
Eli » Prophecies of judgments upon his house
Eli » Characteristics of » Unfaithfulness to stewardship
The high priest » Family of eli degraded from office of, for bad conduct
Topics
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Bayith
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 2:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Rebukes Eli
30 For this Jehovah the God of Israel said, Saying, I said, Thy house and the house of thy father shall go before me even forever: and now Jehovah said, Far be it for me; for them honoring me I will honor, and they despising me shall be contemned. 31 Behold, the days coming and I cut off thy seed and the seed of thy father's house from being old in thy house. 32 And thou lookedst upon the straits of the habitation in all which shall seem good with Israel; and an old man shall not be in thy house all the days.
Names
Cross References
1 Samuel 22:17-20
And the king will say to the runners standing by him, Turn about and kill the priests of Jehovah, for their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not uncover his ear. And the king's servants would not stretch forth their hand to fall upon the priests of Jehovah.
1 Samuel 4:2
And Philisteim will set in array to meet Israel: and the battle will smite, and Israel will be smitten before Philisteim: and they will strike the array in the field, about four thousand men.
1 Samuel 4:11-20
And the ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli were slain, Hophni and Phinehaa
1 Samuel 14:3
And Ahiah, son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod, son of Phinehas, son of Eli the priest of Jehovah in Shiloh, lifting up an Ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan went
1 Kings 2:26-27
And to Abiathar the priest the king said, Go to Anathoth upon thy field: for thou a man of death: and in this day will not kill thee, for thou didst lift up the ark of the Lord Jehovah before David my father, and because thou wert afflicted in all which my father was afflicted.
1 Kings 2:35
And the king will give Benaiah son of Jehoida instead of him over the army: and Zadok the priest, the king gave instead of Abiathar.
Job 22:9
Thou didst send away widows empty, and the arms of the orphans will be broken.
Psalm 37:17
For the arms of the unjust shall be broken, and Jehovah upholds the just
Ezekiel 30:21-24
Son of man, I broke the arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and behold, it not bound up to give healing, to put in bandages to bind it, to make it strong to hold upon the sword.
Ezekiel 44:10
But the Levites who went far off from me, in the going astray of Israel who went astray from me after the blocks; and they bare their iniquity.