1 Samuel 2:34 “And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Ph…”

1 Samuel 2:34

And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And 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.

World English Bible

This will be the sign to you that will come on your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they will both die.

American Standard Version

And this shall be the sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of them.

Geneva Bible 1599

And this shalbe a signe vnto thee, that shall come vpon thy two sonnes Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both.

Darby Translation

And this shall be the sign to thee, which shall come upon thy two sons, upon Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die, both of them.

Young's Literal Translation

and this [is] to thee the sign that cometh unto thy two sons, unto Hophni and Phinehas — in one day they die both of them;

Bible in Basic English

And this will be the sign to you, which will come on Hophni and Phinehas, your sons; death will overtake them on the same day.

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Cross references

“a sign”

1 Kings 13:3 1 Samuel 3:12 1 Kings 14:12

1 Kings 13:3 · BSB

That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’”

1 Samuel 3:12 · BSB

On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house, from beginning to end.

1 Kings 14:12 · BSB

As for you, get up and go home. When your feet enter the city, the child will die.

“in one day”

1 Samuel 4:11 1 Samuel 4:17

1 Samuel 4:11 · BSB

The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

1 Samuel 4:17 · BSB

The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

33And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, I will cause your eyes to fail and your heart to grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.

35Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.

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