Holy Scripture

1 Samuel 2:35

A church father on this verse
“38. For when the sons of Eli were dead, the Lord raised up a faithful priest for Himself, because when the leaders of the ancient people were destroyed in their faithlessness, He chose elect ones to carry out the ministry of our redemption. He is indeed called a faithful one who was taken up, because the old one, whom…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 2, Chapter 2

Source: Septuagint

Original

35And I will raise up to myself a faithful priest, who shall do all that is in my heart and in my soul; and I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before my Christ forever.

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In context

33And if I do not destroy a man of thine from my altar, it shall be that his eyes may fail and his soul may perish; and everyone that remains in thy house shall fall by the sword of men.

34And this which shall come upon thy two sons Hophni and Phinehas shall be a sign to thee; in one day they shall both die.

— 1 Samuel 2:35 —

36And it shall come to pass that he that survives in thy house, shall come to do obeisance before him for a little piece of silver, saying, Put me into one of thy priests’ offices to eat bread.

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