1 Samuel 2:24

²² Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

²³ “Why are you doing these things?” Eli said to his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people.

No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people.

²⁵ If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.

²⁶ And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.

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: No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people.
KJV: Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD’s people to transgress.
WEB: No, my sons; for it is not a good report that I hear! You make the LORD’s people disobey.
ASV: Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make Jehovah`s people to transgress.
DARBY: No, my sons, for it is no good report that I hear: ye make Jehovah's people transgress.
BLB: No, my sons, for the report [is] not good that I hear spreading among the people of YHWH.

ÅB: Ikke så, mine sønner! Det rykte jeg hører, er ikke godt; dere forfører Herrens folk.
OTB: Mine sønner, rapporten jeg hører spre seg blant Herrens folk er urovekkende.
B1930: Ikke så, mine sønner! Det rykte jeg hører, er ikke godt; I forfører Herrens folk.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Kings 15:30
because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he had provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.
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2 Corinthians 6:8
through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;
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Acts 6:3
Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them
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1 Timothy 3:7
Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
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Matthew 18:7
Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
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1 Samuel 2:17
Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.
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2 Peter 2:18
With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
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2 Kings 10:31
Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
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