1Samuel:2:27-36
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And there came a man of God ,
unto Eli ,
and said unto him Thus ,
saith Yahweh ,
I ,
did indeed reveal myself ,
unto the house of thy father ,
when they were in Egypt ,
as servants unto the house of Pharaoh ;
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choosing him out of all the tribes of Israel unto myself ,
to minister as priest ,
to offer upon mine altar ,
to perfume with incense to bear an ephod before me ,
Therefore gave I unto the house of thy father all the altar-flames of the sons of Israel .
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Wherefore have ye been kicking at my sacrifices ,
and my presents ,
which I commanded ,
to serve for a home ,
and shouldest have honoured thy sons more than me :
fattening yourselves ,
with the first of every present of Israel ,
before me ?
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Hence ,
the oracle of Yahweh God of Israel ,
I ,
said ,
that ,
thy house ,
and the house of thy father ,
should go to and fro in my presence ,
unto times age-abiding :
But ,
now , (
is the oracle of Yahweh )
Be it far from me !
For ,
them who honour me ,
will I honour ,
but ,
they who despise me ,
shall be lightly esteemed .
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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 ;
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But thou shalt descry distress at home ,
in all that shall gladden Israel ,
and there shall not be an elder in thine own house ,
all the days .
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But ,
any man of thine whom I may not cut off from mine altar ,
it shall beto consume his eyes ,
and grieve his soul ;
Howbeit ,
all the multitude of thy house ,
shall die ,
by the sword of men .
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And ,
this ,
for thee is the sign ,
which shall come upon thy two sons ,
upon Hophni and Phinehas ,
In one day ,
shall they ,
both of them ,
die ;
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And I will raise me up a faithful priest ,
According to that which is in my heart and in my soul ,
will he do ;
Therefore will I build for him an assured house ,
and he shall go to and fro in presence of mine Anointed ,
all the days .
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And it shall be ,
that ,
any that is left in thy house ,
shall come bowing down to him for a small coin of silver ,
and for a cake of bread ,
and shall say :
Appoint me ,
I pray thee ,
to one of the priestly offices ,
that I may eat a morsel of bread .
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