1 Samuel 3:14

1 Samuel 3:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore I swore to the house of Eli, ‘The guilt of Eli’s house will never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And 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.”

Context of 1 Samuel 3:14

12In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end. 13For 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. And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever. 15And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Yhwh. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. 16Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

1 Samuel 3:14 word by word

וְלָכֵ֥ן נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי לְבֵ֣ית עֵלִ֑י אִֽם־יִתְכַּפֵּ֞ר עֲוֹ֧ן בֵּית־עֵלִ֛י בְּזֶ֥בַח וּבְמִנְחָ֖ה עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• And therefore I have swornשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• unto the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Eliעֵלִי‛êlîy · EliH5941
• that the iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• shall not be purgedכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
• with sacrificeזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
• nor offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
• forעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 3:14

• 1 Samuel 2:25If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against Yhwh, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because Yhwh would slay them.
• Numbers 15:30But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth Yhwh; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
• Psalms 51:16For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
• Isaiah 22:14And it was revealed in mine ears by Yhwh of Armies, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord Yhwh of Armies.
• Jeremiah 7:16Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
• Jeremiah 15:1Then said Yhwh unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
• Ezekiel 24:13In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
• Hebrews 10:4For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 3:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering - That is, God was determined that they should be removed by a violent death. They had committed the sin unto death; and no offering or sacrifice could prevent this. What is spoken here relates to their temporal death only.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14See the marginal references. The sin of the sons of Eli could not be purged by the appointed sacrifices of the Law. In blessed contrast with this declaration is the assurance of the New Testament 1 John 1:7; Acts 13:39.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. 14Blood sacrifices and offerings would not be accepted for Eli and his sons. The offerings in Leviticus 4–5 were for accidental or unintentional sins. But Eli and his sons sinned on purpose and rebelliously.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 3:14

• Children
• Eli
• Hophni
• Parents
• Reprobacy
• Samuel
• Sin
• Unpardonable Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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