1 Samuel 2:34

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

“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 · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and this <FI>is<Fi> to thee the sign that cometh unto thy two sons, unto Hophni and Phinehas--in one day they die both of them;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 2:34 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 3:12On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his family, from beginning to end.
  2. 1 Samuel 4:11The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
  3. 1 Samuel 4:17The 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.”
  4. 1 Samuel 4:21And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.
  5. 1 Samuel 4:22“The glory has departed from Israel,” she said, “for the ark of God has been captured.”
  6. 1 Kings 13:3That 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.’”
  7. 1 Kings 14:12As for you, get up and go home. When your feet enter the city, the child will die.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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