What prophecy did Samuel receive about Eli’s family?

While Samuel was a youth serving at the shrine in Shiloh, he received a revelation from Yahweh concerning the fall of the house of Eli.1

This prophecy foretold that Eli’s family would lose its position of trust and power due to the corrupt actions of his sons, Hophni and Phinehas, who misused their roles as servants of the shrine. Samuel hesitatingly related this message of condemnation to Eli, an event that marked the beginning of Samuel’s growing reputation as a prophet of Yahweh. This prophecy was later fulfilled when the sons of Eli were killed in battle against the Philistines, leading to the death of Eli himself and the loss of the Ark of the Covenant.1