Read 1 Samuel 2.27-36
In 2.27-36: The oracle against Eli.
This was probably written by the deuteronomistic editor.
In verse 27: Your ancestor may allude to Moses, to who Eli's family traced their ancestry, rather than the tribe of Levi.
The names of Eli's sons, Hophni, and Phinehas (1.3; 2.34), are actually Egyptian, which consistent with the phrase in Egypt.
In verse 28: To go up to my altar, to offer incense, to wear an ephod refer to three principal duties of priests.
Going up to the altar refers to making animal sacrifices.
In verses 31-33: The cutting off of Eli's household refers not to the death of Eli and his sons in 1 Sam 4 but to Saul's annihilation of the priests of Nob in 1 Sam 22.
Abiathar is the one spared.
In verses 35-36: The faithful priest is Zadok, who came to prominence when Abiathar was banished by Solomon (1 Kings 1-2).
The Zadokites were Aaron's descendants, and this passage may reflect a rivalry between the descendants of Moses and Aaron for the priesthood.
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