1 Samuel 2:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.”
1 Samuel 2:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 2:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 2:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people.”
1 Samuel 2:23 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 2:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people. ”
1 Samuel 2:23 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 2:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he saith to them, `Why do ye things like these? for I am hearing of your evil words from all the people--these!”
1 Samuel 2:23 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 2:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil deeds from all this people. ”
1 Samuel 2:23 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 2:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And hee saide vnto them, Why doe ye such things? for of all this people I heare euill reportes of you.”
1 Samuel 2:23 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 2:23 in Context — 1 Samuel 2
21 And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.
22 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
24 Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord’s people to transgress.
25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.
What Does 1 Samuel 2:23 Mean?
1 Samuel 2:23 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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