1 Samuel 2:33

And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.

Cross-reference

1 Samuel 22:21–23 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Samuel 22:21-23 shows Abiathar escaping the Nob massacre, fulfilling the remnant promised in 2:33.

1 Samuel 22:20 Prophetic fulfillment

In 1 Samuel 22:20, Abiathar escapes the Nob massacre, becoming the survivor who later fulfills the prophecy of grief.

1 Kings 2:26 Prophetic fulfillment

In 1 Kings 2:26, Abiathar is banished by Solomon, fulfilling the prophecy that a surviving priest would cause grief to Eli's house.

1 Kings 2:27 Prophetic fulfillment

In 1 Kings 2:27, Solomon removes Abiathar from priesthood, directly fulfilling the word against Eli's house.

Leviticus 26:16 uses the same curse language — 'consume the eyes and cause sorrow of heart' — which 1 Sam 2:33 echoes for Eli's house.

Psalm 78:64 Historical context

Psalm 78:64 recalls the priests falling by the sword at Nob, the same judgment on Eli's house described in 1 Sam 2:33.

1 Kings 1:7 Historical context

1 Kings 1:7 mentions Abiathar, the surviving priest from Eli's line, later involved in Adonijah's rebellion.