1 Samuel 2:30

Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָה֮ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
saith	נְאֻם ne.'um-	H5002	an oracle · noun, common masculine singular construct
said	אָמ֣וֹר 'a.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal infinitive absolute
indeed	אָמַ֔רְתִּי 'a.Mar.ti	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
house	בֵּֽיתְךָ֙ bei.te.Kha	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
house	וּבֵ֣ית u.Veit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
father	אָבִ֔יךָ 'a.Vi.kha	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
walk	יִתְהַלְּכ֥וּ yit.ha.le.Khu	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
before	לְפָנַ֖י le.fa.Nai	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
for	עַד 'ad-	H5704	as far (or long · preposition
ever	עוֹלָ֑ם o.Lam	H5769	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
saith	נְאֻם ne.'um-	H5002	an oracle · noun, common masculine singular construct
me	חָלִ֣ילָה cha.Li.lah	H2486	literal fora profaned thing · interjection
honour	מְכַבְּדַ֥י me.kha.be.Dai	H3513	to be heavy · verb, piel active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
honour	אֲכַבֵּ֖ד 'a.kha.Bed	H3513	to be heavy · verb, piel imperfect, 1st person common singular
despise	וּבֹזַ֥י u.vo.Zai	H959	to disesteem · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
esteemed	יֵקָֽלּוּ ye.Ka.lu	H7043	to be (causatively · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

John 12:26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
Jeremiah 18:9-10 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
Proverbs 3:9-10 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
Malachi 1:6 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? s…
2 Chronicles 15:2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and…
Psalms 91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
Isaiah 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their he…
Psalms 50:23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

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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 2:30

Should walk before me for ever - See Exo 29:9; Exo 40:15; Num 25:10-13, where it is positively promised that the priesthood should be continued in the family of Aaron For Ever. But although this promise appears to be absolute, yet we plainly see that, like all other apparently absolute promises of God, it is conditional, i.e., a condition is implied though not expressed. But now - be it far from me - You have walked unworthily; I shall annul my promise, and reverse my ordinance. See Jer 18:9, Jer 18:10. For them that honor me - This is a plan from which God will never depart; this can have no alteration; every promise is made in reference to it; "they who honor God shall be honored; they who…

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The Church Fathers

Now the Lord says: Far be it from me, etc. Changing times, not changing plans, the Lord seeks elected ones from the nations for Himself in a spiritual priesthood, and deprives entirely the contemptuous sons of Aaron of any order of priestly office.
— Bede, Commentary on Samuel

A pearl will shine in the midst of squalor, and a gem … will sparkle in the mire. This is what the Lord promised when he said, "Those who honor me I will honor." Others may understand this of the future when sorrow shall be turned into joy and when, although the world shall pass away, the saints shall receive a crown which shall never pass. But I for my part see that the promises made to the saints are fulfilled even in this present life.
— Jerome, LETTER 66.7

Therefore, says the Lord God of Israel: He spoke, I said, etc. The question arises by what reason what was promised to last forever could be changed; but recall that the priesthood of Aaron was the shadow of the eternal priesthood, and the promise of eternity; understand that truth pertains not to the shadow but to that shadowed. For lest you would think the shadow and figure to be everlasting, even its change had to be prophesied. Just as with the kingdom of Saul, it is to be understood, as it was said: "But now your kingdom shall not continue; the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever" (1 Samuel 13). Which will be more fittingly dealt with in its own place.
— Bede, Commentary on Samuel

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Dictionary and topics

Abiathar — Father of abundance, or my father excels, the son of Ahimelech the high priest. He was the tenth high priest, and the fourth in descent from Eli. When his father was slain with the priests of Nob, he…
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…
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…
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…
Disobedience To God · Forfeits his promised blessings — Forfeits his promised blessings
Eli · Prophecies of — Prophecies of
Godlessness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
High Priest, The · Family of Eli degraded from office of, for bad conduct

1 Samuel 2:30

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 2:30

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Samuel 2:30

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 2:30

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Samuel 2:30

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 2:27–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 2:30

Rashi on 1 Samuel 2:30