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1 Samuel 2:36 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 2 · verse 36
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.1 Samuel 2:36 · King James Version
1 Samuel 2:36 in context
34And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
35And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.
36And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- crouchshâchâhto depressH7812 →
- silverkeçephsilverH3701 →
- morselkikkâra circleH3603 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- pieceʼăgôwrâhproperly, something gatheredH95 →
- breadlechemfood , especially bread, or grainH3899 →
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Eli reproved his sons too gently, and did not threaten them as he should, and therefore God sent a prophet to him to reprove him sharply, and to threaten him, because, by his indulgence of them, he had strengthened their hands in their wickedness.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 27-36