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1 Samuel 2:23

He said to them, “Why are you doing these things? I have heard about your evil actions from all these people. He said to them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people. And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. And he asked them, "Why are you doing all these things that I am hearing, namely, your evil dealings with all these people? And he said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people. Eli said to his sons, "Why do you do these evil things that the people tell me about? He said to them, "Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these people. Eli said to them, "Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people? So he said to them, "Why are you doing such things as these, the evil things that I hear from all these people? And hee saide vnto them, Why doe ye such things? for of all this people I heare euill reportes of you. So he said to them, "Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people? "Why are you doing these awful things?" he asked them. "I've been hearing nothing but complaints about you from all of the Lord 's people. He asked them, "Why are you doing things like this? I am hearing bad reports about you from all these people. And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil deeds from all this people. Eli said to his sons, "The people here told me about the evil things you have done. Why are you doing such things? And he said to them, Why do you do such things? For I hear evil reports about you from all this people. So he said to them, "Why are you doing these things? Everybody tells me about the evil you are doing. And he said to them, Why do you do things like these? For I am hearing of your evil doings from all these people. and he sayde vnto them: wherfore do ye this? For I heare of youre euell conuersacion of all this people. And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people. And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways. And he saide vnto them: Why do ye such thinges? For of all these people I heare euill reportes of you. And he said unto them: 'Why do ye such things? for I hear evil reports concerning you from all this people. And he said vnto them, Why doe ye such things? for I heare of your euil dealings, by all this people. And he said to them, Why do ye according to this thing, which I hear from the mouth of all the people of the Lord? And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people. "Why are you doing these things?" Eli said to his sons. "I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people. And he seide to hem, Whi doen ye siche thingis, the worste thingis whiche Y here of al the puple? and he saith to them, `Why do ye things like these? for I am hearing of your evil words from all the people -- these! And he said to them, Why do you do such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people. And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. He said to them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people. So he said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people. Eli said to them, "I have been hearing reports from all the people about the wicked things you are doing. Why do you keep sinning? And he said to them, "Why do you do such things, the sinful things I hear from all these people? He said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people. So he said to them, Wherefore should ye do such things as these? for I keep hearing of your wicked doings, from all these people. And he said to them: Why do ye these kinds of things, which I hear, very wicked things, from all the people? And he said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people. and he says to them, "Why do you do things like these? For I am hearing of your evil words from all the people—these! He said to them, "Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Children;   Eli;   Hophni;   Judge;   Obduracy (Hardness);   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Eli;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Priest, Priesthood;   Samuel, First and Second, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - High Priest;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mary;   Priests and Levites;   Samuel, Books of;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hannah;   Hophni;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abner;   Eli;   Smith Bible Dictionary - E'li;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Samuel the Prophet;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Samuel, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - High Priest;   Hophni;   Johanan B. Zakkai;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He said to them, “Why are you doing these things? I have heard about your evil actions from all these people.
Hebrew Names Version
He said to them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
King James Version
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
Lexham English Bible
And he asked them, "Why are you doing all these things that I am hearing, namely, your evil dealings with all these people?
English Standard Version
And he said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people.
New Century Version
Eli said to his sons, "Why do you do these evil things that the people tell me about?
New English Translation
He said to them, "Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these people.
Amplified Bible
Eli said to them, "Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people?
New American Standard Bible
So he said to them, "Why are you doing such things as these, the evil things that I hear from all these people?
Geneva Bible (1587)
And hee saide vnto them, Why doe ye such things? for of all this people I heare euill reportes of you.
Legacy Standard Bible
So he said to them, "Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people?
Contemporary English Version
"Why are you doing these awful things?" he asked them. "I've been hearing nothing but complaints about you from all of the Lord 's people.
Complete Jewish Bible
He asked them, "Why are you doing things like this? I am hearing bad reports about you from all these people.
Darby Translation
And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil deeds from all this people.
Easy-to-Read Version
Eli said to his sons, "The people here told me about the evil things you have done. Why are you doing such things?
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to them, Why do you do such things? For I hear evil reports about you from all this people.
Good News Translation
So he said to them, "Why are you doing these things? Everybody tells me about the evil you are doing.
Literal Translation
And he said to them, Why do you do things like these? For I am hearing of your evil doings from all these people.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and he sayde vnto them: wherfore do ye this? For I heare of youre euell conuersacion of all this people.
American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he saide vnto them: Why do ye such thinges? For of all these people I heare euill reportes of you.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto them: 'Why do ye such things? for I hear evil reports concerning you from all this people.
King James Version (1611)
And he said vnto them, Why doe ye such things? for I heare of your euil dealings, by all this people.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to them, Why do ye according to this thing, which I hear from the mouth of all the people of the Lord?
English Revised Version
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
Berean Standard Bible
"Why are you doing these things?" Eli said to his sons. "I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to hem, Whi doen ye siche thingis, the worste thingis whiche Y here of al the puple?
Young's Literal Translation
and he saith to them, `Why do ye things like these? for I am hearing of your evil words from all the people -- these!
Update Bible Version
And he said to them, Why do you do such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
World English Bible
He said to them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
New King James Version
So he said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.
New Living Translation
Eli said to them, "I have been hearing reports from all the people about the wicked things you are doing. Why do you keep sinning?
New Life Bible
And he said to them, "Why do you do such things, the sinful things I hear from all these people?
New Revised Standard
He said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So he said to them, Wherefore should ye do such things as these? for I keep hearing of your wicked doings, from all these people.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to them: Why do ye these kinds of things, which I hear, very wicked things, from all the people?
Revised Standard Version
And he said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said to them, "Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people?

Contextual Overview

11Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy served the Lord in the presence of the priest Eli. 11 Elkana went to Ramah to his house. The child did minister to the LORD before `Eli the Kohen. 11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest. 11 Then Elkanah went to Ramah, to his house. Now the boy was serving Yahweh in the presence of Eli the priest. 11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. And the boy was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest. 11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy continued to serve the Lord under Eli the priest. 11 Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. But the boy was serving the Lord under the supervision of Eli the priest. 11Elkanah [and his wife Hannah] returned to Ramah to his house. But the child [Samuel] served the LORD under the guidance of Eli the priest. 11 Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah. But the boy continued to attend to the service of the LORD before Eli the priest. 11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house, and the childe did minister vnto the Lord before Eli the Priest.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Why: 1 Kings 1:6, Acts 9:4, Acts 14:15

I hear: etc. or, I hear evil words of you

by all: Isaiah 3:9, Jeremiah 3:3, Jeremiah 8:12, Philippians 3:19

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 3:13 - his sons Proverbs 15:5 - fool Luke 16:2 - How

Cross-References

Genesis 2:8
The LORD God planted a garden eastward, in `Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:8
And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:8
And Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:8
Then the Lord God planted a garden in the east, in a place called Eden, and put the man he had formed into it.
Genesis 2:8
The Lord God planted an orchard in the east, in Eden; and there he placed the man he had formed.
Genesis 2:8
And the LORD God planted a garden (oasis) in the east, in Eden (delight, land of happiness); and He put the man whom He had formed (created) there.
Genesis 2:8
The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.
Genesis 2:8
And the Lord God planted a garden Eastward in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had made.
Genesis 2:8
And Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden, toward the east; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.
Genesis 2:8
The Lord made a garden in a place called Eden, which was in the east, and he put the man there.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said unto them, why do ye such things?.... As to impose upon the people that bring their offerings, by taking more than is due, and in a very indecent and imperious manner; and especially to defile the women when they came to worship: these were very scandalous sins, and deserved a more severe reprimand, and indeed a greater chastisement than by mere words; Eli should have rebuked them more sharply, and laid open the evil of their doings, and as a judge punished them for them:

for I hear of your evil doings by all this people; the inhabitants of Shiloh, or who came thither to worship, who were continually making their complaints to Eli; which still shows his backwardness to reprove them in the manner he did until he was obliged to it by the continual remonstrances of the people against the practices of his sons; he did not attend to the information he had from a few persons, until it became general.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 2:23. Why do ye such things! — Eli appears to have been a fondly affectionate, easy father, who wished his sons to do well, but did not bring them under proper discipline, and did not use his authority to restrain them. As judge, he had power to cast them immediately out of the vineyard, as wicked and unprofitable servants; this he did not, and his and their ruin was the consequence.


 
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