1 Samuel 2:23

New Life Version

And he said to them, "Why do you do such things, the sinful things I hear from all these people?

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 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

¹¹ Elkanah went home to Ramah. But the boy served the Lord with Eli the religious leader. ¹² The sons of Eli were men of no worth. They did not know the Lord. ¹³ This is the way the religious leaders acted toward the people. When any man brought an animal to give to the Lord, the religious leader's servant would come with a meat-hook in his hand, while the meat was hot. ¹⁴ Then he would put it in the pot. The religious leader would take for himself all that the meat-hook brought up. They did this to all the Israelites who came there to Shiloh. ¹⁵ And before they burned the fat, the religious leader's servant would come and say to the man who brought the gift in worship, "Give meat for the religious leader to make ready. For he will not take boiled meat from you, but only meat that has just been killed." ¹⁶ But if the man says to him, "Let them burn the fat first, then take as much as you want," then the religious leader's servant would say, "No, give it to me now; and if not, I will take it from you against your will." ¹⁷ So the sin of the young men was very bad before the Lord. For the men hated the gift of the Lord. ¹⁸ Now Samuel was serving the Lord, even as a boy, wearing a linen vest. ¹⁹ Each year his mother would make him a little coat. She would bring it to him when she came with her husband to bring the gift in worship each year. ²⁰ Then Eli would pray that good would come to Elkanah and his wife, saying, "May the Lord give you children from this woman in place of the one she gave to the Lord." Then they would return to their home.

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 to the east in Eden. He put the man there whom He had made.

Genesis 2:9
And the Lord God made to grow out of the ground every tree that is pleasing to the eyes and good for food. And He made the tree of life grow in the center of the garden, and the tree of learning of good and bad.

Genesis 29:14
Laban said to him, "For sure you are my bone and my flesh." And Jacob stayed with him a month.

Judges 9:2
"Speak to all the leaders of Shechem. Say to them, ‘Which is better for you? Should all seventy of Jerubbaal's sons rule over you? Or should one man rule over you? Remember that I am your own bone and flesh.'"

2 Samuel 5:1
Then all the families of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "See, we are your bone and your flesh.

2 Samuel 19:13
And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God do so to me, and more also, if you will not be the captain of my army at all times instead of Joab.'"

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.