1 Samuel 2:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 2:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 2:31 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 2:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, the days come that I will cut off your arm and the arm of your father’s house, that there will not be an old man in your house.”
1 Samuel 2:31 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 2:31 ASV — 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. ”
1 Samuel 2:31 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 2:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Lo, days <FI>are<Fi> coming, and I have cut off thine arm, and the arm of the house of thy father, that an old man is not in thy house;”
1 Samuel 2:31 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 2:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Behold, 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. ”
1 Samuel 2:31 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 2:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Beholde, the dayes come, that I will cut off thine arme, and the arme of thy fathers house, that there shall not be an olde man in thine house.”
1 Samuel 2:31 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 2:31 in Context — 1 Samuel 2
29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
30 Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
31 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.
32 And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.
33 And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.
What Does 1 Samuel 2:31 Mean?
1 Samuel 2:31 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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