1 Samuel 02
Prophecy against Eli's house
27 And a man of God came to Eli, and said to him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I not actually speak to your father's house, while they were still in Egypt, in the house of Pharaoh?
28 And I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be a priest, to offer on my altar, to light incense, and to bring the ephod before me; and I gave your father's house all the burnt offerings of the children of Israel.
29 Why do you kick against the sacrifice and against my food offering, which I commanded in my home, and honor your children more than me, to fatten yourself from the main of all the offerings of my people in Israel?
30 For therefore, saith the Lord God of Israel, In truth I said that thy house and thy father's house would walk before me perpetually; but now the Lord says, Far be it from me, for I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be old.
31 Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your arm and the arm of your father's house, so that there is no older man in your house.
32And you will see the tightening of the dwelling place of God, in place of all the good that he will have done to Israel: nor will there be any old man in your house for all days.
33 But the man I will not uproot from my altar will be to consume your eyes and to sadden your soul: and all the people in your house will die when they reach manly age.
34 And this will be a sign to you, namely: what will happen to your two sons, Hofni and Phinehas, who will both die on the same day.
35 And I will raise up for me a faithful priest, who will do according to my heart and my soul, and I will build a firm house for him, and will always walk before my anointed.
36 And whoever remains in the rest of your house will bow down to him for a silver coin and a piece of bread, and he will say, I beg you to admit me to some priestly ministry, so that I may eat a piece of bread.