1 Samuel 2:31

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.

Cross-reference

1 Samuel 4:11 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Samuel 4:11 reports the death of Eli's sons Hophni and Phinehas, directly fulfilling the prophecy that no old man would remain in his house.

1 Samuel 4:17–20 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Samuel 4:17-20 describes the deaths of Eli, his sons, and Phinehas' wife, showing the initial fulfillment of the prophecy against Eli's house.

1 Samuel 22:17–20 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Samuel 22:17-20 records the slaughter of the priests of Nob, including many of Eli's descendants, further cutting off his house.

1 Samuel 3:13 gives the reason for the judgment: Eli's sons blasphemed and he did not restrain them — directly explaining the curse.

1 Samuel 4:18 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Samuel 4:18 records Eli's death and the capture of the ark — the initial fulfillment of the prophecy that his house would be cut off.

1 Kings 2:26 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Kings 2:26 shows Solomon exiling Abiathar from the priesthood, explicitly fulfilling the word of the LORD against Eli's house.

1 Kings 2:27 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Kings 2:27 states that Solomon's expulsion of Abiathar fulfilled the prophecy concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

1 Kings 2:35 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Kings 2:35 records Zadok replacing Abiathar as priest, completing the transfer of the priesthood away from Eli's line as prophesied.

Genesis 18:19 shows Abraham commanding his household to follow God — contrasting with Eli's failure to restrain his sons, which brought judgment.

Zechariah 8:4 promises old people sitting in Jerusalem's streets — the opposite of Eli's house having no old men, highlighting blessing vs curse.

Malachi 2:12 pronounces cutting off descendants of unfaithful priests — a parallel judgment on priestly houses for covenant breach.