1 Samuel 2:36 meaning and explanation
And everyone left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a morsel of bread, pleading, “Please appoint me to some priestly office so that I can eat a piece of bread.”’”
1 Samuel 2:36, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
These are the closing words of the prophecy a man of God delivers to Eli, the old priest at Shiloh, whose sons Hophni and Phinehas have corrupted the sanctuary. Because Eli honored his sons above God, the family's priestly line will be cut down, and a faithful priest will take its place.
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