1 Samuel 2:31

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.

Related Commentaries of 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)...
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Behold . Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6. arm . seed.
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 cu...
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...
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. B...
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 Ol...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Cut off thine arm ] destroy thy power, as Psalms 10:15 .
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.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I will cut off thine arm. — “The arm” signifies power and strength: “Thy power and strength, and that of thy house is doomed.” (See for the figure...
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...
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 th...
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 ti...
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)...
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 i...
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...
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...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Eli and His House Threatened. B. C. 1128....
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 whi...
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 wit...
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.” (...
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 typ...
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...
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...
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 ti...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Prophecy Against Eli
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, the word here standing for might, power, influence, authority, and the arm of thy father's hou...
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 3...
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, P...

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.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 2:31

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Samuel 2:31