1 Samuel 2:31 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

1 Samuel 2:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will cut off thine arm ... - A strong phrase for breaking down the strength and power, of which the arm is the instrument in man (compare Zechariah 11:17 ). See 1 Samuel 2:33 .
1 Samuel 2:31 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine (x) arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house. (x) Thy power and authority.
1 Samuel 2:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A Prophet Foretells the Death of Eli's Sons, and the Expulsion of his Family from the Priesthood. Composed by the Deuteronomic Editor (see above, p. 273), to connect the misconduct of the sons of E...
1 Samuel 2:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Behold . Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6. arm . seed.
1 Samuel 2:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. I will cut off thine arm - I will destroy the strength, pow...
1 Samuel 2:31 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I will cut off—the arm of thy father's house— i.e. The power and authority; of which the arm in Scripture is the emblem. The Chaldee renders it, I will cut off the strength of thy seed.
1 Samuel 2:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine ar...
1 Samuel 2:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Hannah's Song of Thanksgiving. The Sin of Eli's Sons 1-10. The Song of Hannah. This beautiful poem has been well called the 'Magnificat of the Old Testament.' The song of the Virgin Mary ( Luke 1...
1 Samuel 2:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(11-36) The Service of the boy Samuel in the Sanctuary — The Dissolute Life of the Sons of Eli — The Doom of the House of Ithamar.
1 Samuel 2:31 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER IV. ELI'S HOUSE. 1 Samuel 2:11-36 . THE notices of little Samuel, that alternate in this passage with the sad accounts of Eli and his house, are like the green spots that vary the dull...
1 Samuel 2:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Penalty of Dishonoring God 1 Samuel 2:22-36 Eli was held responsible for the excesses of his sons. He was a mild and gentle old man. But there are times when mildness and gentleness are out...
1 Samuel 2:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We have the record of the song of triumph sung by Hannah, in which she set forth the might and justice of Jehovah. Thus, in the dark and troublous times, Jehovah is seen acting toward deliverance, by...
1 Samuel 2:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(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...
1 Samuel 2:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Behold, the days come ,.... Or, are coming g; and will quickly come, in a very little time the things, after threatened, began to take place, even in the days of Eli's sons, and the whole was accomp...
1 Samuel 2:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 31. I will cut off thine arm, ] e.g., The abilit...
1 Samuel 2:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I will cut off thine arm I will take away thy strength, or all that in which thou placest thy confidence. This threatening was fulfilled, when the ark, which is called God's strength, ( Psalms 78:6...
1 Samuel 2:31 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The rejoicing prayer of Hannah is now uttered AFTER she has given up her child. The prayer of Mary, the mother of the Lord Jesus, reminds us of this one, though hers was spoken before he child was bo...
1 Samuel 2:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Eli and His House Threatened. B. C. 1128. 27 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and...
1 Samuel 2:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I will cut off thine arm, i.e. I will take away thy strength, which is oft signified by the arm, as Job 22:8 Psalms 37:17 , or all that in which thou placest thy confidence and security; eithe...
1 Samuel 2:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

YHWH Sends A Man Of God To Pass His Verdict On Eli's House ( 1 Samuel 2:27-36 ). Scripture constantly reveals that God is never left without a witness. Always at special times of need a ‘man of Go...
1 Samuel 2:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 2:27 . “A man of God.” A prophet, as in 1 Kings 13:1 , etc. “The only one mentioned since Deborah.” (Biblical Commentary.) “Thy Father.” “Eli was a...
1 Samuel 2:31 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1-4 (with Judges 21:16-25 ) I. With all his virtues and natural advantages Eli had one great fault. He was a good man of the easy type; the kind of man who makes an admirable servant,...
1 Samuel 2:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 2:1 . Hannah said, my heart rejoiceth. This song is much admired: the lines form a constellation of appropriate beauties. The composition is perfect in its kind. The phrases are short, an...
1 Samuel 2:31 - The Biblical Illustrator

I will cut off thine arm. Judgment upon a false priesthood “As a priest or interpreter of the holy is the noblest and highest of all men, so is a sham priest the falsest and basest; neither is...
1 Samuel 2:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE DIVINE JUDGMENT UPON ELI AND HIS HOUSE ( 1 Samuel 2:27-9 ). 1 Samuel 2:27 There came a man of God. The title man of God is the usual appellation of a pro...
1 Samuel 2:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Prophecy Against Eli
1 Samuel 2:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 2:26 ; 1 Kings 2:27 ; 1 Kings 2:35 ; 1 Samuel 14:3 ; 1 Samuel 22:17-20 ; 1 Samuel 4:11 ; 1 Samuel 4:17-20 ; 1 Samuel 4:2 ; Ezekiel 30:21-24 ; Ezekiel 44:10 ; Job 22:9 ; Psalms 37:...
1 Samuel 2:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Arm — That is, I will take away thy strength, or all that in which thou placest thy confidence, either, the ark, which is called God's strength, Psalms 78:61 , and was Eli's strength, who therefor...

1 Samuel 2:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:31 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 2:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 2:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:31 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 2:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 2:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 2:31 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 2:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 2:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 2:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 2:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 2:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 2:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 2:31 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 2:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 2:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 2:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 2:31 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 2:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 2:31 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 2:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 2:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 2:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 2:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes