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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of 1 Samuel 3:13

11Then the Lord said to Samuel, “I am about to do a shocking thing in Israel. 12I am going to carry out all my threats against Eli and his family, from beginning to end. I have warned him that judgment is coming upon his family forever, because his sons are blaspheming God and he hasn’t disciplined them. 14So I have vowed that the sins of Eli and his sons will never be forgiven by sacrifices or offerings.” 15Samuel stayed in bed until morning, then got up and opened the doors of the Tabernacle as usual. He was afraid to tell Eli what the Lord had said to him.

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 2:27One day a man of God came to Eli and gave him this message from the Lord: “I revealed myself to your ancestors when they were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt.
• 2 Chronicles 20:12O our God, won’t you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help.”
• Ezekiel 7:3No hope remains, for I will unleash my anger against you. I will call you to account for all your detestable sins.
• Ezekiel 18:30“Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel, according to your actions, says the Sovereign Lord. Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let them destroy you!
• Joel 3:12“Let the nations be called to arms. Let them march to the valley of Jehoshaphat. There I, the Lord, will sit to pronounce judgment on them all.
• 1 Kings 2:44The king also said to Shimei, “You certainly remember all the wicked things you did to my father, David. May the Lord now bring that evil on your own head.
• Exodus 7:22But again the magicians of Egypt used their magic, and they, too, turned water into blood. So Pharaoh’s heart remained hard. He refused to listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted.
• 1 John 3:20Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.
• 1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the Lord
• 1 Samuel 2:23Eli said to them, “I have been hearing reports from all the people about the wicked things you are doing. Why do you keep sinning?
• 1 Kings 1:6Now his father, King David, had never disciplined him at any time, even by asking, “Why are you doing that?” Adonijah had been born next after Absalom, and he was very handsome.
• Proverbs 19:18Discipline your children while there is hope. Otherwise you will ruin their lives.
• Proverbs 23:13Don’t fail to discipline your children. The rod of punishment won’t kill them.
• Proverbs 29:15To discipline a child produces wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.
• Matthew 10:37“If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine.

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

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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