1 Samuel 2:35
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.
Original Language Analysis
וַהֲקִֽימֹתִ֥י
And I will raise me up
H6965
וַהֲקִֽימֹתִ֥י
And I will raise me up
Strong's:
H6965
Word #:
1 of 17
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
כֹּהֵ֣ן
priest
H3548
כֹּהֵ֣ן
priest
Strong's:
H3548
Word #:
3 of 17
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
נֶֽאֱמָ֔ן
a faithful
H539
נֶֽאֱמָ֔ן
a faithful
Strong's:
H539
Word #:
4 of 17
properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen
כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר
H834
כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר
Strong's:
H834
Word #:
5 of 17
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
בִּלְבָבִ֥י
according to that which is in mine heart
H3824
בִּלְבָבִ֥י
according to that which is in mine heart
Strong's:
H3824
Word #:
6 of 17
the heart (as the most interior organ)
וּבְנַפְשִׁ֖י
and in my mind
H5315
וּבְנַפְשִׁ֖י
and in my mind
Strong's:
H5315
Word #:
7 of 17
properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
יַֽעֲשֶׂ֑ה
that shall do
H6213
יַֽעֲשֶׂ֑ה
that shall do
Strong's:
H6213
Word #:
8 of 17
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
בַּ֣יִת
house
H1004
בַּ֣יִת
house
Strong's:
H1004
Word #:
11 of 17
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
נֶֽאֱמָ֔ן
a faithful
H539
נֶֽאֱמָ֔ן
a faithful
Strong's:
H539
Word #:
12 of 17
properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen
וְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ
and he shall walk
H1980
וְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ
and he shall walk
Strong's:
H1980
Word #:
13 of 17
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
לִפְנֵֽי
before
H6440
לִפְנֵֽי
before
Strong's:
H6440
Word #:
14 of 17
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
מְשִׁיחִ֖י
mine anointed
H4899
מְשִׁיחִ֖י
mine anointed
Strong's:
H4899
Word #:
15 of 17
anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the messiah
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:27For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee.2 Samuel 7:11And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.1 Kings 11:38And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.1 Samuel 25:28I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.Psalms 18:50Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.1 Kings 2:35And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
Historical Context
Samuel served priestly functions though technically a Levite, not Aaronide. Zadok, descended from Aaron through Eleazar, replaced Eli's line under Solomon. Hebrews 7-10 presents Jesus as the ultimate fulfillment of faithful priesthood, superior to both Levitical orders.
Questions for Reflection
- How does the promise of a faithful priest point to Christ?
- What hope emerges even within God's most severe judgment oracles?
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Analysis & Commentary
Amid judgment comes promise: God will raise 'a faithful priest' who acts according to God's heart and mind. This priest will have a 'sure house' (contrasting Eli's doomed house) and will walk before God's anointed forever. Immediate reference is to Samuel and then to Zadok, whose line served through Solomon's temple. But the ultimate fulfillment is Christ, the faithful High Priest whose house endures eternally. Even in pronouncing judgment, God provides hope. The failed priesthood points to a better priest coming.