Behold,the daysare comingwhen I will breakyour strengthand the strengthof your father'shousesothat there will not be an oldmanin your house.
"But the Leviteswhowentfarfrom Me when Israelwentastray,whowentastrayfrom Me aftertheir idols,shall bearthe punishmentfor their iniquity.
For the armsof the wickedwill be broken,But the LORDsustainsthe righteous.
"You have sentwidowsawayempty,And the strengthof the orphanshas been crushed.
The kingappointedBenaiahthe sonof Jehoiadaoverthe armyin his place,and the kingappointedZadokthe priestin the placeof Abiathar.
and Ahijah,the sonof Ahitub,Ichabod'sbrother,the sonof Phinehas,the sonof Eli,the priestof the LORDat Shiloh,was wearingan ephod.And the peopledid not knowthat Jonathanhad gone.
The Philistinesdrewup in battlearray to meetIsrael.When the battlespread,Israelwas defeatedbeforethe Philistineswho killedabout fourthousandmenon the battlefield.
"In that dayI will carryout againstEliallthat I have spokenconcerninghis house,from beginningto end.
