1 Samuel 2:31

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Adam Clarke
Bible Commentary

I will cut off thine arm - I will destroy the strength, power, and influence of thy family.

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Albert Barnes
Notes on the Whole 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.

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Matthew Henry
Concise Bible Commentary

Those who allow their children in any evil way, and do not use their authority to restrain and punish them, in effect honour them more than God. Let Eli's example excite parents earnestly to strive against the beginnings of wickedness, and to train up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. In the midst of the sentence against the house of Eli, mercy is promised to Israel. God's work shall never fall to the ground for want of hands to carry it on. Christ is that merciful and faithful High Priest, whom God raised up when the Levitical priesthood was thrown off, who in all things did his Father's mind, and for whom God will build a sure house, build it on a rock, so that hell cannot prevail against it.

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Ellen G. White
Patriarchs and Prophets, 575-80

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Ellen G. White
Spiritual Gifts, vol. 4a, 103-4

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Ellen G. White
Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, 166

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Ellen G. White
Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, 199-200

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