1 Samuel 3:18

So Samuel told him all the words, and hid nothing from him. And he said, Yahweh, he is; what is good in his own eyes, let him do.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

17And he said—What is the word, which he spake unto thee? I pray thee, do not hide it from me. So, let God do to thee, and, so, let him add, if thou hide from me a word, out of anything which he hath spoken unto thee.

19And Samuel grew,—and, Yahweh, proved to he with him, and let none of all his words fall to the ground.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:25Far be it from thee! to do after this manner. to put to death the righteous with the lawless! Then should righteous and lawless be alike, Far be it from thee! Shall, the Judge of all the earth not do justice?

2 Samuel 10:12Be strong, and let us put forth our strength, for the sake of our people, and for the sake of the cities of our God,—and, Yahweh, do what is good in his own eyes.

1 Chronicles 19:13Be strong, and let us put forth our strength, for the sake of our people, and for the sake of the cities of our God,—and let, Yahweh, do, what is good in his own eyes.

Job 2:10And he said unto her, As one of the base women speaketh, speakest thou? Blessing, shall we accept from God, and, misfortune, shall we not accept? In all this, Job sinned not with his lips.

Isaiah 39:8And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, Good is the word of Yahweh, which thou hast spoken. And he said, Surely, there shall be peace and stability in my days.

Lamentations 3:39Why should a living son of earth complain, [Let] a man [complain] because of his sins?

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 →

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