1 Samuel 3:13
I told him that I will judge his family forever because of the sins he knows about, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not try and stop them.
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1 Samuel 2:12Eli's sons were worthless men who didn't have any time for the Lord
1 Samuel 2:22Eli was very old, however he had heard about all the things his sons were doing to the people of Israel, and how they were seducing the women who were serving at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
1 Kings 2:44The king also told Shimei, “Deep down you know all the evil things you did to my father David. That's why the Lord will repay you for your evil.
Proverbs 19:18Discipline your son while there's still hope, but don't kill him.
Proverbs 29:15Discipline and correction provide wisdom, but a son left undisciplined is an embarrassment to his mother.
Ezekiel 7:3Now is the end for you! I'm going to direct my anger against you. I'm judging you for your actions and will pay you back for the offensive things you've done.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 3:12-19
Eli and His House Threatened. ( b. c. 1128.) 11 And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 12 In 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. 13 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. 14 And therefore I have sworn unto the… Read the whole commentary →