1 Samuel 2 · Verse 33

1 Samuel 2:33

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.
1 Samuel 2:33, King James Version

1 Samuel 2:33 in other translations

BSBAnd every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, your eyes will fail and your heart will grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men.
WEBThe man of yours whom I don’t cut off from my altar will consume your eyes and grieve your heart. All the increase of your house will die in the flower of their age.
ASVAnd the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thy heart; and all the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age.
YLT‘And the man I cut not off of thine from Mine altar, is to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thy soul; and all the increase of thy house do die men;
DARBYAnd the man of thine whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to cause thine eyes to fail and to grieve thy soul; and all the increase of thy house shall die in their vigour.
BBEBut one man of your family will not be cut off by my hand, and his eyes will be made dark, and grief will be in his heart: and all the offspring of your family will come to their end by the sword of men.
WebsterAnd the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from my altar, shall be to consume thy eyes, and to grieve thy heart: and all the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age.

What does 1 Samuel 2:33 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 33 And the man of thine - Of this passage Calmet observes: "The posterity of Eli possessed the high priesthood to the time of Solomon; and even when that dynasty was transferred to another family, God preserved that of Eli, not to render it more happy, but to punish it by seeing the prosperity of its enemies, to the end that it might see itself destitute and despised. This shows the depth of the judgments of God and the grandeur of his justice, which extends even to distant generations, and manifests itself to sinners both in life and death; both in their own disgrace, and in the prosperity of their enemies."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:27-36

Those who allow their children in any evil way, and do not use their authority to restrain and punish them, in effect honour them more than God. Let Eli's example excite parents earnestly to strive against the beginnings of wickedness, and to train up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. In the midst of the sentence against the house of Eli, mercy is promised to Israel. God's work shall never…

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1 Samuel 2:33 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאִ֗ישׁve.'Ishand a manH376
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
אַכְרִ֤ית'akh.RitI will cut offH3772
לְךָ֙le.Khato <the> you
מֵעִ֣םme.'Imfrom withH5973
מִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.Chialtar myH4196
לְכַלּ֥וֹתle.kha.Lotto cause to failH3615
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaeyes yourH5869
וְלַאֲדִ֣יבve.la.'a.Divand to cause to grieveH109
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaself yourH5315
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
מַרְבִּ֥יתmar.Bit[the] increase ofH4768
בֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.Khahouse yourH1004
יָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuthey will dieH4191
אֲנָשִֽׁים\׃'a.na.ShimmenH582

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 2:33

  • 1 Kings 2:26-27

    And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted. So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the Lord; that he might fulfil the word of the Lord, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

  • 1 Samuel 22:21-23

    And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the Lord’s priests. And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father’s house. Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

  • 1 Kings 1:19

    And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.

  • 1 Kings 1:7

    And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.

  • Matthew 2:16-18

    Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
to consume.
22:21-23; 1Ki 1:7,19; 2:26,27; Mt 2:16-18
in the flower, etc. Heb. men.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 2:32

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 2:33

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 2:34

    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.

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1 Samuel 2:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y no te cortaré del todo varón de mi altar, para hacerte marchitar tus ojos, y henchir tu ánimo de dolor; mas toda la cría de tu casa morirá en la edad varonil.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et celui des tiens que je ne retrancherai pas d’auprès de mon autel, sera pour consumer tes yeux et attrister ton âme; et tout l’accroissement de ta maison: – ils mourront à la fleur de l’âge.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der Mann, den ich dir nicht ausrotten werde von meinem Altar, wird zum Erlöschen deiner Augen und zum Verschmachten deiner Seele sein; und aller Anwuchs deines Hauses, sie sollen als Männer sterben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Verumtamen non auferam penitus virum ex te ab altari meo: sed ut deficiant oculi tui, et tabescat anima tua: et pars magna domus tuæ morietur cum ad virilem ætatem venerit.