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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />At that time I will carry out against Eli everything I spoke against his family—from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I am going to carry out all my threats against Eli and his family, from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house, from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In that day I will perform against Eli all <i>things</i> which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that day I will carry out against Eli everything that I have spoken in regard to his house, from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220In that day I will carry out against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“In that day I will carry out against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In that day I will establish against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />On that day I will carry out against Eli everything that I have spoken concerning his house (family), from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I said about his family, from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I said about his family, from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even unto the end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will punish Eli and his family, just as I promised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even unto the end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />On that day I am going to do to Eli and his family everything I said from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />On that day I will carry out all my threats against Eli's family, from beginning to end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll fulfill every promise that I've spoken concerning Eli's family, from beginning to end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house, from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />On that day I will carry out against Eli everything that I spoke about his house--from start to finish!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In that day I establish to Eli all that I have spoken to his house, beginning and completing;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In that day I establish unto Eli all that I have spoken unto his house, beginning and completing;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In that day I will set up all against Eli which I spake against his house, beginning and finishing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In that day I will raise up against Heli all the things I have spoken concerning his house: I will begin, and I will make an end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In that day, I will raise up against Eli all the things that I have spoken over his house. I will begin, and I will finish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have said about his house, beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In that day also I shall raise up against Eli everything that I said against his house, the beginning and the end<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even unto the end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In that day I will raise up against Heli all things that I have said against his house; I will begin, and I will make an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/3-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=850" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/3.htm">The LORD Calls Samuel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">On that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: ’ā·qîm (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">I will carry out</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/5941.htm" title="5941: ‘ê·lî (N-proper-ms) -- A priest at Shiloh. From alah; lofty; Eli, an Israelite high-priest.">Eli</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everything</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">I have spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">about</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">his family,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: hā·ḥêl (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">from beginning</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: wə·ḵal·lêh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-InfAbs) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">to end.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-27.htm">1 Samuel 2:27-36</a></span><br />Then a man of God came to Eli and told him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s house? / And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites. / Why then do you kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-27.htm">1 Kings 2:27</a></span><br />So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/13-33.htm">1 Kings 13:33-34</a></span><br />Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places. / And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">1 Kings 14:10-11</a></span><br />Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone! / Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.’ For the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21-22</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free. / I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-12.htm">2 Kings 21:12-15</a></span><br />this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it. / I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down. / So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. And they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-12.htm">Jeremiah 7:12-15</a></span><br />But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel. / And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer, / therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-5.htm">Ezekiel 7:5-9</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster—behold, it is coming! / The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. Behold, it has come! / Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-25.htm">Ezekiel 12:25</a></span><br />because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-17.htm">Lamentations 2:17</a></span><br />The LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34-36</a></span><br />Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. / And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. / Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-2.htm">Mark 13:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-6.htm">Luke 21:6</a></span><br />“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">I will perform</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-27.htm">1 Samuel 2:27-36</a></b></br> And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a></b></br> God <i>is</i> not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do <i>it</i>? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/23-15.htm">Joshua 23:15</a></b></br> Therefore it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.</p><p class="hdg">when I begin, etc.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/13-5.htm">Begin</a> <a href="/ruth/3-10.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-28.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-5.htm">Completing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-9.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-35.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-35.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-36.htm">House</a> <a href="/ruth/1-17.htm">Last</a> <a href="/ruth/3-13.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-10.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/22-15.htm">Begin</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-10.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-17.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-10.htm">Completing</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-14.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-27.htm">End</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-10.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-13.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-16.htm">Last</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-15.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-15.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/3-1.htm">How the word of the Lord was first revealed to Samuel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/3-11.htm">God tells Samuel the destruction of Eli's house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/3-15.htm">Samuel, though loath, tells Eli the vision</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/3-19.htm">Samuel grows in credit</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>On that day</b><br>This phrase refers to a specific time appointed by God for the fulfillment of His word. In biblical context, "that day" often signifies a moment of divine intervention or judgment. It underscores God's sovereignty and the certainty of His plans. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12</a>, where "the day of the Lord" is a time of reckoning.<p><b>I will carry out</b><br>This indicates God's active role in executing His judgment. It emphasizes His authority and power to fulfill His promises and warnings. The phrase reflects the biblical theme of divine justice, where God ensures that His word does not return void, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>.<p><b>against Eli</b><br>Eli was the high priest of Israel, and his household was under divine scrutiny due to the sins of his sons, Hophni and Phinehas, and his failure to restrain them. This highlights the biblical principle of accountability, especially for those in spiritual leadership. Eli's story serves as a warning about the consequences of neglecting one's duty to uphold God's standards.<p><b>everything I have spoken</b><br>This refers to the prophetic word previously delivered to Eli through a man of God in <a href="/1_samuel/2-27.htm">1 Samuel 2:27-36</a>. It underscores the reliability and seriousness of God's prophetic messages. The fulfillment of prophecy is a recurring theme in the Bible, affirming God's omniscience and faithfulness.<p><b>about his house</b><br>The "house" of Eli refers to his family lineage and priestly line. In ancient Israel, the family was a central social unit, and the priesthood was often hereditary. The judgment against Eli's house signifies the end of his family's priestly role, which is later fulfilled when the priesthood is transferred to the line of Zadok during Solomon's reign (<a href="/1_kings/2-27.htm">1 Kings 2:27, 35</a>).<p><b>from beginning to end</b><br>This phrase indicates the comprehensive nature of God's judgment, leaving nothing incomplete. It reflects the thoroughness of divine justice and the fulfillment of God's word in its entirety. This concept is mirrored in <a href="/revelation/1-8.htm">Revelation 1:8</a>, where God is described as the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, signifying His eternal nature and the completeness of His plans.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a></b><br>A young boy serving in the temple under Eli, who is called by God to be a prophet.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eli.htm">Eli</a></b><br>The high priest of Israel, who has failed to restrain his sons from wickedness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/eli's_sons.htm">Eli's Sons</a></b><br>Hophni and Phinehas, who are corrupt priests, abusing their positions and leading Israel astray.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The place where Samuel serves and where God speaks to him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The divine decree against Eli's house due to their persistent sin and Eli's failure to correct it.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_spiritual_leadership.htm">The Seriousness of Spiritual Leadership</a></b><br>Spiritual leaders are held to a high standard. Eli's failure to discipline his sons led to severe consequences. Leaders today must uphold integrity and accountability.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Persistent sin, especially among those in leadership, invites God's judgment. We must be vigilant in our personal and communal holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_word.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Word</a></b><br>God fulfills His promises, both of blessing and judgment. We can trust that God will carry out His word in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_listening_to_god.htm">The Importance of Listening to God</a></b><br>Samuel's willingness to listen contrasts with Eli's negligence. We should cultivate a heart that is attentive to God's voice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_discipline_in_the_christian_life.htm">The Role of Discipline in the Christian Life</a></b><br>God's discipline is an expression of His love. We should embrace correction as a means of growth and alignment with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_eli_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Eli in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_hophni_and_phinehas.htm">Who were Hophni and Phinehas in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/contradictions_in_1_samuel_4_on_eli's_sons.htm">Are there any contradictions between 1 Samuel 4 and other biblical accounts regarding the fate of Eli’s sons or the Ark’s movements? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_4_1_ignore_bad_guidance.htm">Does the call to heed a father's instruction in Proverbs 4:1 ignore the possibility of flawed or harmful parental guidance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will perform.</span> Literally, "I will raise up," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> I will excite and stir up into active energy all the denunciations of the man of God (<a href="/1_samuel/2-27.htm">1 Samuel 2:27</a>), which hitherto have been as it were asleep and at rest. <span class="cmt_word">All things which.</span> Better, quite literally, <span class="accented">all that I have spoken. <span class="cmt_word"></span>When I begin, I will also make an end.</span> In the Hebrew two infinitives used as gerunds, "beginning and ending," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> from beginning to end. The Hebrew language constantly thus uses infinitives with great force; as, for instance, in <a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9</a>: "What! stealing, murdering, committing adultery," etc. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/3-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">On that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַהוּא֙</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיּ֤וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will carry out</span><br /><span class="heb">אָקִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Eli</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵלִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5941.htm">Strong's 5941: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eli -- a priest at Shiloh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">everything</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have spoken</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(dib·bar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">about</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his family,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּית֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from beginning</span><br /><span class="heb">הָחֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ḥêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to end.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכַלֵּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵal·lêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/3-12.htm">1 Samuel 3:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/3-12.htm">1 Samuel 3:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/3-12.htm">1 Samuel 3:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/3-12.htm">1 Samuel 3:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/3-12.htm">1 Samuel 3:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/3-12.htm">1 Samuel 3:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/3-12.htm">1 Samuel 3:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/3-12.htm">1 Samuel 3:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/3-12.htm">1 Samuel 3:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/3-12.htm">1 Samuel 3:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/3-12.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 3:12 In that day I will perform against (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/3-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 3:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 3:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/3-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 3:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 3:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>