31Behold, 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.


In Context

28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

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.

1 Samuel 2:31 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:31The time is coming when I will cut short your strength and the strength of your father's house, so that there will not be an old man in your family line

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:31Behold the days come: and I will cut off thy arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:31Behold, 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:31Behold, 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:31Behold, 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:31Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thy arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:31Behold, the days come, that I will cut off your arm, and the arm of your father's house, that there shall not be an old man in your house.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:31Lo, days are 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:31Behold, the days come, that I will cut off your arm, and the arm of your father's house, that there shall not be an old man in your house.