Bible Strands
1 Samuel 2:35
Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Eli through the man of God, announcing the replacement of the corrupt priestly line of Hophni and Phinehas with a divinely chosen successor.
The words — The Hebrew וַהֲקִימֹתִי (wa-hăqîmôtî) literally means "and I will raise up," paired with כֹּהֵן נֶאֱמָן (kohen ne'ĕmān), "a faithful priest," marking a decisive shift in priestly appointment.
The thread — The promise to build an enduring house mirrors God’s covenant formulation in 2 Samuel 7:11 and 2 Samuel 7:27, while the requirement to do what is in God's heart and mind corresponds to the obedience standard in 1 Kings 11:38.
Why it lands — The passage requires readers to acknowledge that lasting spiritual authority and covenantal standing are granted by divine choice and sustained by obedience, not inherited status.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 7:27 For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.
- 2 Samuel 7:11 and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.
- 1 Kings 11:38 If you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.
- 1 Samuel 25:28 Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD’s battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live.
- Psalms 18:50 Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
- Hebrews 7:26 Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
- 1 Samuel 12:3 Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
- 1 Samuel 16:13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.
- 1 Kings 1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s mighty men would not join Adonijah.
- 1 Kings 1:45 Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there with rejoicing that rings out in the city. That is the noise you hear.