1 Samuel 3:13
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
1 Samuel 3:13 in other translations
| BSB | I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them. |
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| WEB | For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves, and he didn’t restrain them. |
| ASV | For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons did bring a curse upon themselves, and he restrained them not. |
| YLT | and I have declared to him that I am judging his house--to the age, for the iniquity which he hath known, for his sons are making themselves vile, and he hath not restrained them, |
| DARBY | For I have declared to him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he hath known: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. |
| BBE | And you are to say to him that I will send punishment on his family for ever, for the sin which he had knowledge of; because his sons have been cursing God and he had no control over them. |
| Webster | For I have told him, that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knoweth: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. |
What does 1 Samuel 3:13 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 3:5-18
5-18. he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me--It is evident that his sleeping chamber was close to that of the aged high priest and that he was accustomed to be called during the night. The three successive calls addressed to the boy convinced Eli of the divine character of the speaker, and he therefore exhorted the child to give a reverential attention to the message. The burden of [the Lord's…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:11-18
What a great deal of guilt and corruption is there in us, concerning which we may say, It is the iniquity which our own heart knoweth; we are conscious to ourselves of it! Those who do not restrain the sins of others, when it is in their power to do it, make themselves partakers of the guilt, and will be charged as joining in it. In his remarkable answer to this awful sentence, Eli acknowledged that the Lord had a…
1 Samuel 3:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 3:13
- Proverbs 19:18
Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
- 1 Samuel 2:12
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.
- 1 Samuel 2:17
Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.
- Matthew 10:37
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
- Proverbs 23:13-14
Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
- Ezekiel 18:30
Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
- Ezekiel 7:3
Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations.
- Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
- 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.
- Ecclesiastes 7:22
For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
- 1 John 3:20
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
- Joel 3:12
Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2:27-30,31-36
I will.
2Ch 20:12; Eze 7:3; 18:30; Joe 3:12
which he knoweth.
1Ki 2:44; Ec 7:22; 1Jo 3:20
his sons.
2:12,17,22,23-26
vile. or, accursed. restrained them not. Heb. frowned notupon them.
2:23-25; 1Ki 1:6; Pr 19:18; 23:13,14; 29:15; Mt 10:37
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- 1 Samuel 3:12
In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.
- 1 Samuel 3:13
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
- 1 Samuel 3:14
And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
1 Samuel 3:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y mostraréle que yo juzgaré su casa para siempre, por la iniquidad que él sabe; porque sus hijos se han envilecido, y él no los ha estorbado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | car je lui ai déclaré que je vais juger sa maison pour toujours, à cause de l’iniquité qu’il connaît, parce que ses fils se sont avilis et qu’il ne les a pas retenus. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn ich habe ihm kundgetan, daß ich sein Haus richten will ewiglich, um der Ungerechtigkeit willen, die er gewußt hat, daß seine Söhne sich den Fluch zuzogen, und er ihnen nicht gewehrt hat. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Prædixi enim ei quod judicaturus essem domum ejus in æternum propter iniquitatem, eo quod noverat indigne agere filios suos, et non corripuerit eos. |