1 Samuel 2:30

Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘I really did say ¹  that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve ²  me forever.’ But now the Lord says, ‘May it never be! ³  For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!

Ex 28:43; Ex 29:9; Nu 11:20; Nu 25:11-13; Nu 35:34; Jud 9:10; 2Sa 12:9,10; 2Ch 15:2; Ps 18:20; Ps 50:23; Ps 91:14; Pr 3:9,10; Isa 29:13; Jer 18:9,10; Da 4:34; Mal 1:6; Mal 2:8,9; Joh 5:23; Joh 5:44; Joh 8:49; Joh 12:26; Joh 13:31,32; Joh 17:4,5; 1Co 4:5; 1Pe 1:7

¹ tn The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb for emphasis.

² tn Heb “walk about before.”

³ tn Heb “may it be far removed from me.”