1Samuel:2:27-32
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And there came a man of God unto Eli ,
and said unto him ,
Thus saith the LORD ,
Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father ,
when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh '
s house ?
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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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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 ?
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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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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 .
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And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation ,
in all the wealth which God shall give Israel :
and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever .