1 Samuel 3:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.”

1 Samuel 3:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 3:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 3:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, “It is Yahweh. Let him do what seems good to him.””

1 Samuel 3:18 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 3:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what seemeth him good. ”

1 Samuel 3:18 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 3:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Samuel declareth to him the whole of the words, and hath not hid from him; and he saith, `It <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah; that which is good in His eyes He doth.'”

1 Samuel 3:18 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 3:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Samuel told him all the words, and kept nothing back from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what is good in his sight. ”

1 Samuel 3:18 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 3:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So Samuel tolde him euery whit, and hid nothing from him. Then hee said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.”

1 Samuel 3:18 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 3:18 in Context — 1 Samuel 3

16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

17 And he said, What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.

18 And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.

19 And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beer–sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord.

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What Does 1 Samuel 3:18 Mean?

1 Samuel 3:18 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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