1 Samuel 2:34

2:34 This will be a confirming sign for you that will be fulfilled through your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: in a single day they both will die!

Psalms 78:64

78:64 Their priests fell by the sword,

but their widows did not weep.

Isaiah 3:11

3:11 Too bad for the wicked sinners!

For they will get exactly what they deserve.


tn Heb “and this to you [is] the sign which will come to both of your sons.”

tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).

sn Because of the invading army and the ensuing panic, the priests’ widows had no time to carry out the normal mourning rites.

tn Heb “for the work of his hands will be done to him.”