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John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 2:34

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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This shall be a sign unto thee, etc.] A confirming one, that all which had been now said would be fulfilled: that shall come upon thy two sons, Hophni and Phinehas; which Eli would live to see fulfilled on them; and when it was, he might be assured the rest would be most certainly accomplished, and it was this: in one day they shall die both of them; as they did in battle with the Philistines, (<090411>1 Samuel 4:11).
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