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1 Samuel 2:23

21 And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.

22 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.

24 Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD’s people to transgress.

25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Why are you doing these things?” Eli said to his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people.
KJV
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
WEB
He said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people.
ASV
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
DARBY
And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil deeds from all this people.
BLB
And he said to them, “Why do you⁺ do these things? For I hear of your⁺ evil deeds from all these people.
ÅB
sa han til dem: Hvorfor gjør dere slik? Jeg hører av hele folket her at deres adferd er ond.
OTB
Så han sa til dem, "Hvorfor gjør dere slike ting? For jeg hører stadig om deres onde gjerninger fra hele folket.
B1930
sa han til dem: Hvorfor gjør I således? Jeg hører av hele folket her at eders adferd er ond.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 3:9

    The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

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  • Jeremiah 3:3

    Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore’s forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.

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  • Acts 9:4

    And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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  • Jeremiah 8:12

    Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.

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  • Acts 14:15

    And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

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  • 1 Kings 1:6

    And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.

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  • Philippians 3:19

    Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

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