Discovery Box1 Samuel 2:28-30 
Context2:28 I chose your ancestor 1 from all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifice on my altar, to burn incense, and to bear the ephod before me. I gave to your ancestor’s house all the fire offerings made by the Israelites. 2:29 Why are you 2 scorning my sacrifice and my offering that I commanded for my dwelling place? 3 You have honored your sons more than you have me by having made yourselves fat from the best parts of all the offerings of my people Israel.’
2:30 Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘I really did say 4 that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve 5 me forever.’ But now the Lord says, ‘May it never be! 6 For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!
1 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Eli’s ancestor, i.e., Aaron) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tc The MT has a plural “you” here, but the LXX and a Qumran
3 tn Heb “which I commanded, dwelling place.” The noun is functioning as an adverbial accusative in relation to the verb. Since God’s dwelling place/sanctuary is in view, the pronoun “my” is supplied in the translation.
4 tn The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb for emphasis.
5 tn Heb “walk about before.”
6 tn Heb “may it be far removed from me.”
