1 Samuel 3:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I will punish Eli and his family, just as I promised.

Cross References

Ezekiel 21:5

knowing that my sword will never be put away.

Zechariah 1:6

But my warnings and my words spoken by the prophets caught up with your ancestors. So they turned back to me and said, “LORD All-Powerful, you have punished us for our sins, just as you had planned.”

Numbers 23:19

God is no mere human! He doesn't tell lies or change his mind. God always keeps his promises.

Luke 21:33

The sky and the earth won't last for ever, but my words will.

Joshua 23:15

Yes, when the LORD makes a promise, he does what he has promised. But when he makes a threat, he will also do what he has threatened. The LORD is our God. He gave us this wonderful land and made an agreement with us that we would worship only him. But if you worship other gods, it will make the LORD furious. He will start getting rid of you, and soon not one of you will be left in this good land that he has given you.

Judges 4:24

Jabin grew weaker while the Israelites kept growing stronger, and at last the Israelites destroyed him.

1 Samuel 4:11

Hophni and Phinehas were killed, and the sacred chest was captured.

1 Samuel 4:17

“Israel ran away from the Philistines,” the soldier answered. “Many of our people were killed, including your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas. But worst of all, the sacred chest was captured.”

1 Samuel 4:21

Instead she kept thinking about losing her husband and her father-in-law. So she said, “My son will be named Ichabod, because the glory of Israel left our country when the sacred chest was captured.”