1 Samuel 3:13

1 Samuel 3:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about; his sons blasphemed God, and he failed to restrain them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I declare to him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I have warned him that judgment is coming upon his family forever, because his sons are blaspheming God and he hasn’t disciplined them.

Context of 1 Samuel 3:13

11Then the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I will do something in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. 12In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows, because his sons made themselves vile, and he did not restrain them. 14And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.” 15So Samuel lay down until morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell Eli the vision.

1 Samuel 3:13 word by word

וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּי ל֔וֹ כִּֽי־שֹׁפֵ֥ט אֲנִ֛י אֶת־בֵּית֖וֹ עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם בַּעֲוֹ֣ן אֲשֶׁר־יָדַ֗ע כִּֽי־מְקַֽלְלִ֤ים לָהֶם֙ בָּנָ֔יו וְלֹ֥א כִהָ֖ה בָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For I have toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• him that I will judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• forעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• for the iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• which he knowethיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• because his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• made themselves vileקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
• and he restrainedכָּהָהkâhâh · to rebukeH3543

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 3:13

• 1 Samuel 2:27Then a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?
• 2 Chronicles 20:12O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
• Ezekiel 7:3Now the end has come upon you, And I will send My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways, And I will repay you for all your abominations.
• Ezekiel 18:30“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways,” says the Lord God. “Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin.
• Joel 3:12“Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; For there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.
• 1 Kings 2:44The king said moreover to Shimei, “You know, as your heart acknowledges, all the wickedness that you did to my father David; therefore the Lord will return your wickedness on your own head.
• Exodus 7:22Then the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments; and Pharaoh’s heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the Lord had said.
• 1 John 3:20For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
• 1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the Lord.
• 1 Samuel 2:23So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.
• 1 Kings 1:6(And his father had not rebuked him at any time by saying, “Why have you done so?” He was also very good-looking. His mother had borne him after Absalom.)
• Proverbs 19:18Chasten your son while there is hope, And do not set your heart on his destruction.
• Proverbs 23:13Do not withhold correction from a child, For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
• Proverbs 29:15The rod and rebuke give wisdom, But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
• Matthew 10:37He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 3:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13I will judge his house for ever - I will continue to execute judgments upon it till it is destroyed. His sons made themselves vile - See 1 Samuel 2:12-17, 1 Samuel 2:22-25. He restrained them not - He did not use his parental and juridical authority to curb them, and prevent the disorders which they committed. See at the conclusion of the chapter, 1 Samuel 3:21; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Made themselves vile - Rather, “have cursed themselves,” i. e. brought curses upon themselves. He restrained them not - In the sense of punishing. He did not remove them from their office, which he ought to have done.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-18Verses 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 right to do as he saw good…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13because his sons blasphemed God: They showed contempt for God through their actions. he did not restrain them: Eli scolded his sons (1 Samuel 2:23–25), but he did not stop them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-185-18. 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 message] was an extraordinary premonition…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 3:13

• Children
• Connivance
• Eli
• Hophni
• Parents
• Samuel
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Begin
• Precious
• Samuel
• Speak
• Temple
• Tingle
• Exodus, the Book of
• Father
• Hophni and Phinehas
• Judges, Period of

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings