1 Samuel 2 · Verse 34

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.
1 Samuel 2:34, King James Version

1 Samuel 2:34 in other translations

BSBAnd this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.
WEBThis will be the sign to you that will come on your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they will both die.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand this is to thee the sign that cometh unto thy two sons, unto Hophni and Phinehas--in one day they die both of them;
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd this will be the sign to you, which will come on Hophni and Phinehas, your sons; death will overtake them on the same day.
WebsterAnd this shall be a sign to thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of them.

What does 1 Samuel 2:34 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 34 They shall die both of them - Hophni and Phinehas were both killed very shortly after in the great battle with the Philistines in which the Israelites were completely routed, and the ark taken. See 1Sam 4:1-11.

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 2:34 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.

וְזֶה\־ve.zeh-and thisH2088
לְּךָ֣le.Khafor <the> you
הָא֗וֹתha.'ot[will be] the signH226
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834
יָבֹא֙ya.Vo'it will comeH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
שְׁנֵ֣יshe.Nei[the] twoH8147
בָנֶ֔יךָva.Nei.khasons yourH1121
אֶל\־'el-toH413
חָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiHophniH2652
וּפִֽינְחָ֑סu.fin.Chasand PhinehasH6372
בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomon a dayH3117
אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259
יָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuthey will dieH4191
שְׁנֵיהֶֽם\׃she.nei.Hemboth of themH8147

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 2:34

  • 1 Samuel 4:11

    And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

  • 1 Kings 13:3

    And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the Lord hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.

  • 1 Samuel 4:17

    And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

  • 1 Samuel 3:12

    In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.

  • 1 Kings 14:12

    Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a sign.
3:12; 1Ki 13:3; 14:12
in one day.
4:11,17

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

Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 2:35

    And 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.

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1 Samuel 2:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y te será por señal esto que acontecerá á tus dos hijos, Ophni y Phinees: ambos morirán en un día.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ceci t’en sera le signe: ce qui arrivera à tes deux fils, Hophni et Phinées; ils mourront tous deux en un seul jour.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und dies soll dir das Zeichen sein: das, was über deine beiden Söhne kommen wird, über Hophni und Pinehas: an einem Tage sollen sie beide sterben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Hoc autem erit tibi signum, quod venturum est duobus filiis tuis, Ophni et Phinees: in die uno morientur ambo.