Then the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in his place over the army, and Zadok the kohen the king appointed in Abiathar’s place.
1 Samuel 2:31 - Tree of Life Version Behold, the days are coming when I will cut short your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that no one in your household will reach old age. 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. |
Then the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in his place over the army, and Zadok the kohen the king appointed in Abiathar’s place.
For the arms of the wicked will be broken, while Adonai upholds the righteous.
For the Levites who went far from Me, when Israel went astray after their idols, will bear their iniquity.
Ahijah son of Ahitub, the brother of Ichabod son of Phinehas son of Eli, the kohen of Adonai in Shiloh, was wearing an ephod. But the troops did not know that Jonathan was gone.
In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.
The Philistines drew up in battle array to meet Israel, and when the battle was fought, Israel was defeated before the Philistines, who killed 4,000 men on the battlefield.