Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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
Interlinear
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Z@rowa`
'ab
Bayith
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 2:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Rebukes Eli
30
Jehovah, the God of Israel says: 'I said indeed that your house and the house of your father should walk before me all the days of your life.' Now Jehovah says: Far be it from me. I will honor those who honor me. I will not regard those who think little of me.
31 Behold,
Names
Cross References
1 Samuel 22:17-20
The king said to the guards who were attending him: Turn around and kill the priests of Jehovah! They are also with David. They knew that he was fleeing and did not reveal it to me. But the servants of the king were not willing to lift a hand to attack the priests of Jehovah.
1 Samuel 4:2
The Philistines deployed their troops to meet Israel in battle. The Philistines defeated Israel and killed about four thousand soldiers in the field.
1 Samuel 4:11-20
The Ark of the Covenant was captured. Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
1 Samuel 14:3
Ahiah son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, Jehovah's priest in Shiloh, who was wearing an ephod were with him. The people did not know that Jonathan was gone.
1 Kings 2:26-27
The king spoke to Abiathar the priest: Go to your fields at Anathoth. You deserve death. But I will not put you to death now, because you carried the Ark of Jehovah God before David my father. You were with him in all his troubles.
1 Kings 2:35
The king made Benaiah commander of the army in Joab's place and put Zadok the priest in Abiathar's place.
Job 22:9
You have sent widows away empty-handed. You crush the arms of the orphans.
Psalm 37:17
The arms of the wicked will be broken, but Jehovah sustains the righteous.
Ezekiel 30:21-24
Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. His arm is not bandaged, so it cannot heal and be strong enough to hold a sword.
Ezekiel 44:10
But the Levites, who went far from me when Israel went astray, who went astray from me after their idols, will bear the punishment for their iniquity.