1 Samuel 3 · Verse 18

1 Samuel 3:18

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.
1 Samuel 3:18, King James Version

1 Samuel 3:18 in other translations

BSBSo 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.”
WEBSamuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, “It is the LORD. Let him do what seems good to him.”
ASVAnd Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what seemeth him good.
YLTAnd Samuel declareth to him the whole of the words, and hath not hid from him; and he saith, ‘It is Jehovah; that which is good in His eyes He doth.'
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEThen Samuel gave him an account of everything, keeping nothing back. And he said, It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.
WebsterAnd Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.

What does 1 Samuel 3:18 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 Samuel told him every whit - Our word whit, or wid, comes from the Anglo-Saxon, which signifies person, thing, etc.; every whit is every thing. The Hebrew את כל הדברים et col haddebarim, "all these words." It is the Lord - He is Sovereign, and will do what he pleases; he is righteous, and will do nothing but what is just. Let him do what seemeth him good - There is much of a godly submission, as well as a deep sense of his own unworthiness, found in these words. He also had sinned, so as to be punished with temporal death; but surely there is no evidence that the displeasure of the Lord against him was extended to a future state.

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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…

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1 Samuel 3:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּגֶּד\־vai.ya.ged-and he toldH5046
ל֤וֹloto <the> him
שְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElSamuelH8050
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.Rimthe wordsH1697
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
כִחֵ֖דkhi.Chedhe hid [them]H3582
מִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nufrom himH4480
וַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.Marand he saidH559
יְהוָ֣הYah.weh[is] YahwehH3068
ה֔וּאHu'heH1931
הַטּ֥וֹבha.Tovthe goodH2896
בְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.Navin eyes hisH5869
יַעֲשֶֽׂה\׃\ \פya.'a.Sehlet him doH6213

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 3:18

  • Job 2:10

    But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

  • Isaiah 39:8

    Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.

  • 1 Peter 5:6

    Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

  • Judges 10:15

    And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

  • Lamentations 3:39

    Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

  • Job 1:21

    And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

  • Psalms 39:9

    I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

  • 2 Samuel 16:10-12

    And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so? And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bidden him. It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.

  • Genesis 18:25

    That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
every whit. Heb. all the things, or, words.Whit, or wid, comes from the Anglo-Saxon {wiht,} which signifies person, thing, etc.: every whit is every thing: equivalent to every jot.
It is the Lord.
Ge 18:25; Jud 10:15; 2Sa 16:10-12; Job 1:21; 2:10; Ps 39:9
Isa 39:8; La 3:39; 1Pe 5:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 3:17

    And he said, What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.

  • 1 Samuel 3:18

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 3:19

    And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

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1 Samuel 3:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Samuel se lo manifestó todo, sin encubrirle nada. Entonces él dijo: Jehová es; haga lo que bien le pareciere.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Samuel lui rapporta toutes les paroles, et ne les lui cacha pas. Et Éli dit: C’est l’ Éternel, qu’il fasse ce qui est bon à ses yeux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da tat ihm Samuel alle die Worte kund und verhehlte ihm nichts. Und er sprach: Er ist Jehova; er tue, was gut ist in seinen Augen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Indicavit itaque ei Samuel universos sermones, et non abscondit ab eo. Et ille respondit: Dominus est: quod bonum est in oculis suis faciat.