1 Samuel 2:28

And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
choose	וּבָחֹ֣ר u.va.Chor	H977	properly · conjunction + verb, qal infinitive absolute
tribes	שִׁבְטֵ֨י shiv.Tei	H7626	a scion · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
priest	לְכֹהֵ֔ן le.kho.Hen	H3548	literally one officiating · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
offer	לַעֲל֣וֹת la.'a.Lot	H5927	to ascend · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
altar	מִזְבְּחִ֗י miz.be.Chi	H4196	an altar · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
burn	לְהַקְטִ֥יר le.hak.Tir	H6999	to smoke · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
incense	קְטֹ֛רֶת ke.To.ret	H7004	a fumigation · noun, common feminine singular absolute
wear	לָשֵׂ֥את la.Set	H5375	to lift · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
ephod	אֵפ֖וֹד 'e.Fod	H646	a girdle · noun, common masculine singular absolute
before	לְפָנָ֑י le.fa.Nai	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
give	וָֽאֶתְּנָה֙ va.'e.te.Nah	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular + paragogic he
house	לְבֵ֣ית le.Veit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
father	אָבִ֔יךָ 'a.Vi.kha	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
fire	אִשֵּׁ֖י 'i.Shei	H801	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct
children	בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Exodus 28:1 And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the pri…
Leviticus 8:7-8 And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him w…
Numbers 18:19 All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daught…
Exodus 28:4 And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and…
Leviticus 2:3 And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
Leviticus 2:10 And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fir…
Leviticus 6:16 And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the taber…
Leviticus 7:7-8 As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:27–end

Eli reproved his sons too gently, and did not threaten them as he should, and therefore God sent a prophet to him to reprove him sharply, and to threaten him, because, by his indulgence of them, he had strengthened their hands in their wickedness. If good men be wanting in their duty, and by their carelessness and remissness contribute any thing to the sin of sinners, they must expect both to hear of it and to smart for it. Eli's family was now nearer to God than all the families of the earth, and therefore he will punish them, Amo 3:2. The message is sent to Eli himself, because God would bring him to repentance and save him; not to his sons, whom he had determined to destroy. And it might…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 2:27

A PROPHECY AGAINST ELI'S HOUSE. (Sa1 2:27-35) there came a man of God unto Eli, and said . . . that there shall not be an old man in thine house--So much importance has always, in the East, been attached to old age, that it would be felt to be a great calamity, and sensibly to lower the respectability of any family which could boast of few or no old men. The prediction of this prophet was fully confirmed by the afflictions, degradation, poverty, and many untimely deaths with which the house of Eli was visited after its announcement (see Sa1 4:11; Sa1 14:3; Sa1 22:18-23; Kg1 2:27).

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 2:28

And did I choose him - The high priesthood was a place of the greatest honor that could be conferred on man, and a place of considerable emolument; for from their part of the sacrifices they derived a most comfortable livelihood.

John Gill on 1 Samuel 2:28

And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest,.... He did; of all the tribes of Israel the Lord chose the tribe of Levi to place the priesthood in, and of all the families of that tribe he chose the house of Aaron, Eli's ancestor, to minister in the priest's office, see Exodus 28:1. to offer upon mine altar; burnt offerings, sin offerings, and peace offerings; this is the altar of burnt offering, which stood in the court of the tabernacle: to burn incense; on the altar of incense, which was in the holy place, and on which incense was burnt morning and evening: to wear an ephod before me? in which was the breastplate, with the Urim and Thummim, with which the high pr…

The Church Fathers

And I gave to the house of your father all things, etc. All things from the sacrifices of the people, whatever the priests ought to receive, to the sons of Aaron your father, because I chose them into the priesthood, I provided.
— Bede, Commentary on Samuel

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Dictionary and topics

Eli — Ascent, the high priest when the ark was at Shiloh (1 Sam. 1:3, 9). He was the first of the line of Ithamar, Aaron’s fourth son (1 Chr. 24:3; comp. 2 Sam. 8:17), who held that office. The office…
Ephod — Something girt, a sacred vestment worn originally by the high priest (Ex. 28:4), afterwards by the ordinary priest (1 Sam. 22:18), and characteristic of his office (1 Sam. 2:18, 28; 14:3). It was…
Fast — The sole fast required by the law of Moses was that of the great Day of Atonement (q.v.), Lev. 23:26-32. It is called “the fast” (Acts 27:9). The only other mention of a periodical fast in the Old…
Hannah — Favour, grace, one of the wives of Elkanah the Levite, and the mother of Samuel (1 Sam. 1; 2). Her home was at Ramathaim-zophim, whence she was wont every year to go to Shiloh, where the tabernacle…
High priest — Aaron was the first who was solemnly set apart to this office (Ex. 29:7; 30:23; Lev. 8:12). He wore a peculiar dress, which on his death passed to his successor in office (Ex. 29:29, 30). Besides…
Hophni — Pugilist or client, one of the two sons of Eli, the high priest (1 Sam. 1:3; 2:34), who, because he was “very old,” resigned to them the active duties of his office. By their scandalous conduct they…
Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Songs — Of Moses (Ex. 15; Num. 21:17; Deut. 32; Rev. 15:3), Deborah (Judg. 5), Hannah (1 Sam. 2), David (2 Sam. 22, and Psalms), Mary (Luke 1:46-55), Zacharias (Luke 1:68-79), the angels (Luke 2:13), Simeon…
Eli · Prophecies of — Prophecies of
Ephod, The · Worn by: The high priest — Worn by: The high priest
High Priest, The

1 Samuel 2:28

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:27–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 2:27

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 2:28

John Gill on 1 Samuel 2:28

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Samuel 2:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:27–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 2:27

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 2:28

John Gill on 1 Samuel 2:28

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 2:27–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 2:27

Rashi on 1 Samuel 2:27