I Samuel 2:36
The Scripture
(36) And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Hannah prayed a song of thanksgiving praising the LORD who exalts the humble and brings down the proud, while Eli's sons Hophni and Phinehas corrupted the priesthood through greed and immorality. A man of God warned Eli that because he honored his sons above the LORD, judgment would fall on his house and both sons would die in one day.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I Kings 2:27Ezekiel 44:10Ezekiel 44:11Ezekiel 44:12I Samuel 2:29I Samuel 2:30Malachi 1:13
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