geneva 1Samuel:2:27-36
geneva@1Samuel:2:27 @ 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 (note:)That is, Aaron.(:note) father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?
geneva@1Samuel:2:28 @ And I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my Priest, to offer vpon mine altar, and to burne incense, and to weare an Ephod before me, and I gaue vnto the house of thy father all the offrings made by fire of the children of Israel.
geneva@1Samuel:2:29 @ Wherefore (note:)Why have you contemned my sacrifices, and as it were trod them under foot?(:note) 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?
geneva@1Samuel: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, (note:)God's promises are only effective to those he gives faith to fear and obey him.(:note) Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
geneva@1Samuel:2:31 @ Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine (note:)Thy power and authority.(:note) arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
geneva@1Samuel:2:32 @ And thou (note:)Your posterity will see the glory of the chief priest given to another, whom they will envy, (1Ki_2:27).(:note) 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.
geneva@1Samuel:2:33 @ Neuerthelesse, I will not destroy euery one of thine fro mine altar, to make thine eyes to faile, and to make thine heart sorowfull: and all ye multitude of thine house shall die when they be men.
geneva@1Samuel:2:34 @ And this shalbe a signe vnto thee, that shal come vpon thy two sonnes Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both.
geneva@1Samuel:2:35 @ And I will raise me up a (note:)Meaning Zadok, who succeeded Abiathar, and was the figure of Christ.(:note) faithful priest, [that] shall do according to [that] which [is] in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.
geneva@1Samuel:2:36 @ And it shall come to pass, [that] every one that is left in thine house shall come [and] (note:)That is, will be inferior to him.(:note) crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
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