27A man of God came to Eli and said to him, 'Thus says the LORD: Did I indeed reveal myself to your father's house when they were in Egypt, in the house of Pharaoh?'28I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to serve me as priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, and to carry an ephod before me; and I gave to your father's house all the food offerings of the sons of Israel.29Why do you kick at my sacrifice and my offering, which I commanded in the habitation, and honor your sons above me by fattening yourselves on the first portion of every offering of Israel my people?30Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: I surely said that your house and your father's house would walk before me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me will be lightly esteemed.31Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your arm and the arm of your father's house, so that no old man will remain in your house.32You will see distress in the habitation wherever good comes to Israel, and no old man will be in your house all your days.33I will not cut off from my altar every man of yours, so as to cause your eyes to fail and your soul to grieve; every man of your house will die.34This will be the sign to you that comes upon your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: on one day both of them will die.35I will raise up for myself a faithful priest who will act according to what is in my heart and my soul; I will build him a faithful house, and he will walk before my anointed all his days.36Everyone who is left in your house will come to bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, saying, 'Please attach me to one of the priestly offices so that I may eat a morsel of food.'