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.
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Gill's Exposition
And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation,.... Either the Philistines in the land of Israel, where God chose to dwell, who quickly after made war against Israel, and pitched in Aphek, Sa1 4:1 or,…
Barnes' Notes
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 Zec 11:17). See 1Sa 2:33.
Adam Clarke
I will cut off thine arm - I will destroy the strength, power, and influence of thy family.
Eli reproved his sons too gently, and did not threaten them as he should, and therefore God sent a prophet to him to reprove him sharply, and to threaten him, because, by his indulgence of them, he…
Cambridge Bible
I will cut off thine arm = I will destroy thy strength. "The arm" is a common expression for "might," "strength." Cp. Psa 10:15; Zec 11:17. One signal fulfilment of this doom was the massacre of the…
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