1 Samuel 3:18

¹⁶ but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel.

¹⁷ “What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”

So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”

¹⁹ And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.

²⁰ So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.

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.

Compare

BSB: So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”
KJV: And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
WEB: Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, “It is the LORD. Let him do what seems good to him.”
ASV: And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what seemeth him good.
DARBY: And Samuel told him all the words, and kept nothing back from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what is good in his sight.
BLB: And Samuel told to him all the words, and he hid nothing from him. And he said, “It [is] YHWH. Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”

ÅB: Så fortalte Samuel ham alt sammen og dulgte ikke noe for ham. Da sa han: Han er Herren; han gjøre hva der er godt i hans øyne!
OTB: Så fortalte Samuel ham alt og skjulte ingenting. Da sa Eli: «Han er Herren; la Ham gjøre det som er godt i Hans øyne.»
B1930: Så fortalte Samuel ham alt sammen og dulgte ikke noget for ham. Da sa han: Han er Herren; han gjøre hvad der er godt i hans øine!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Job 2:10
“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
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Isaiah 39:8
But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.”
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1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
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Judges 10:15
“We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”
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Lamentations 3:39
Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?
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Job 1:21
saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
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Psalms 39:9
I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.
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2 Samuel 16:10–12
But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”
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