1 Samuel 2:36
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
Cross-reference
In 1 Samuel 2:29, God rebukes Eli for honoring his sons above Him — the sin that leads to the degraded begging in verse 36.
In 1 Samuel 2:30, God declares that those who despise Him will be lightly esteemed — the judgment enacted in verse 36 where descendants beg for bread.
In 1 Samuel 22:18, the massacre of priests at Nob is part of the judgment on Eli's house, leaving survivors who would later beg for bread as prophesied.
1 Kings 2:27 records Solomon's expulsion of Abiathar, directly fulfilling the prophecy that Eli's house would be cut off from the priesthood.
In Judges 17:10, a Levite becomes a private priest for silver and food — mirroring the degraded state Eli's descendants will beg for.
Revelation 3:9 describes enemies bowing at the feet of the faithful — a parallel to Eli's descendants crouching before the faithful priest, both humbling the unfaithful.
In 2 Kings 23:9, high place priests are demoted to eat bread but not serve — a similar reduction to the begging for office and bread in 1 Sam 2:36.
Ezekiel 43:19 commands giving a bullock to the faithful Zadokite priests — contrasting with Eli's descendants who will beg for a priestly position to get food.
In Ezekiel 44:10-12, unfaithful Levites are demoted to lowly service — a parallel to Eli's descendants being reduced to begging for priestly office and bread.