Solomon then made Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, commander of the army in Joab’s place. Solomon also made Zadok the new high priest in Abiathar’s place.
1 Samuel 2:31 - Easy To Read Version The time is coming when I will destroy all your descendants. [31] No one in your family will live to be an old man. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, the time is coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your own father's house, that there shall not be an old man in your house. American Standard Version (1901) 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 thy house. Common English Bible The days are coming soon when I will eliminate both your children and the children of your father’s household. There won’t be an old person left in your family tree. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold the days are arriving, when I will cut off your arm, and the arm of the house of your father, so that there will not be an old man in your house. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, the days come: and I will cut off thy arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house. |
Solomon then made Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, commander of the army in Joab’s place. Solomon also made Zadok the new high priest in Abiathar’s place.
But maybe you sent widows {\cf2\super [35]} away\par without giving them anything.\par Job, maybe you cheated orphans. {\cf2\super [36]} \par
Why? Because evil people will be destroyed.\par But the Lord cares for good people.\par
In the past, the Levites left me when Israel turned away from me. Israel left me to follow their idols. {\cf2\super [419]} The Levites will be punished for their sin.
One the men was named Ahijah. Ahijah was a son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub. Ichabod was the son of Phinehas. Phinehas was the son of Eli. Eli had been the Lord’s priest at Shiloh. Now Ahijah was the priest—Ahijah now wore the ephod. [128]
I will do everything I said I would do against Eli and his family. I will do everything from the beginning to the end.