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Then Eli said, &#8220He is the LORD; let him do what is good in his eyes.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Samuel told Eli everything; he didn’t hold anything back. “It is the LORD’s will,” Eli replied. “Let him do what he thinks best.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is the LORD. Let him do what seems good to him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It <i>is</i> the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Samuel told him everything, and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It <i>is</i> the LORD. Let Him do what seems good to Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “He is the LORD; let Him do what seems good to Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, &#8220It is the LORD; let Him do what seems good to Him.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is the LORD; let Him do what seems good to Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is Yahweh; let Him do what seems good in His eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. And Eli said, “It is the LORD; may He do what seems good to Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Samuel told him everything and did not hide anything from him. Eli responded, “He is the LORD. Let him do what he thinks is good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Samuel told him everything and did not hide anything from him. Eli responded, &#8220He is the LORD. He will do what He thinks is good.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what seemeth him good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Samuel told Eli everything. Then Eli said, "He is the LORD, and he will do what's right." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So Samuel told Eli everything. Eli replied, "He is the LORD. May he do what he thinks is right."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So Samuel told him everything; he did not keep anything back. Eli said, "He is the LORD; he will do whatever seems best to him." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Samuel told him everything—he did not conceal anything from him. Eli said, "He is the LORD. May he do what seems good to him."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Samuel told him everything. He did not hold back anything from him. Eli said, "The LORD will do what he pleases."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And Samuel told him everything, and did not hide anything from him. And he said, "It is the LORD. Let him do what seems good to him."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, “It is Yahweh. Let him do what seems good to him.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Samuel declares to him the whole of the words, and has not hid from him; and he says, “It [is] YHWH; that which is good in His eyes He does.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Samuel declareth to him the whole of the words, and hath not hid from him; and he saith, 'It is Jehovah; that which is good in His eyes He doth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Samuel will announce to him all the words, and he hid not from him. And he will say, It is Jehovah: the good in his eyes he will do.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So Samuel told him all the words, and did not hide them from him. And he answered: It is the Lord: let him do what is good in his sight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, Samuel revealed to him all the words, and he did not hide them from him. And he responded: “He is the Lord. May he do what is good in his own eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So Samuel told him everything, and held nothing back. Eli answered, “It is the LORD. What is pleasing in the LORD’s sight, the LORD will do.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. Then he said, “It is the LORD; let him do what seems good to him.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Samuel told him everything, and hid nothing from him. And Eli said, It is the LORD; let him do what is good in his sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Shemueil showed him all the words and he hid nothing from him, and Eli said: “It is LORD JEHOVAH. Everything that is excellent in his eyes he shall do”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Samuel told him all the words, and hid nothing from him. And he said: 'It is the LORD; let Him do what seemeth Him good.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Samuel reported all the words, and hid them not from him. And Heli said, He <i>is</i> the Lord, he shall do that which is good in his sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/3-18.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=910" 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">Samuel Shares the Vision</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>“What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.” <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8050.htm" title="8050: šə·mū·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Name of God, a prophet of Isr. From the passive participle of shama' and 'el; heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites.">So Samuel</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: way·yag·geḏ- (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">told</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him</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/1697.htm" title="1697: had·də·ḇā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3582.htm" title="3582: ḵi·ḥêḏ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To hide. A primitive root; to secrete, by act or word; hence to destroy.">hide</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">a thing from him.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">“He</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">is the LORD,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">replied Eli.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ya·‘ă·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">“Let Him do</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: haṭ·ṭō·wḇ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">what is good</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·ʿē·nå̄w (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 3ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in His eyes.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.…<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="/job/1-21.htm">Job 1:21</a></span><br />saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/2-10.htm">Job 2:10</a></span><br />“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/39-8.htm">Isaiah 39:8</a></span><br />But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-19.htm">2 Kings 20:19</a></span><br />But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Will there not at least be peace and security in my lifetime?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-39.htm">Lamentations 3:39-41</a></span><br />Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins? / Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD. / Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-9.htm">Psalm 39:9</a></span><br />I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-75.htm">Psalm 119:75</a></span><br />I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11-12</a></span><br />My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; / for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Hebrews 12:5-6</a></span><br />And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. / For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-12.htm">James 1:12</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33-36</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?” / “Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17-18</a></span><br />For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. / So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-6.htm">1 Peter 5:6-7</a></span><br />Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. / Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a></span><br />Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seems him good.</p><p class="hdg">It is the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Genesis 18:25</a></b></br> That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/10-15.htm">Judges 10:15</a></b></br> And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/16-10.htm">2 Samuel 16:10-12</a></b></br> And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/2-24.htm">Account</a> <a href="/ruth/3-16.htm">Declareth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-17.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-2.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/judges/9-5.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/judges/9-35.htm">Hiding</a> <a href="/judges/18-9.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-15.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-16.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-23.htm">Seemeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-23.htm">Seems</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-17.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-16.htm">Whit</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-28.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-17.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/8-21.htm">Account</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-14.htm">Declareth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-4.htm">Eli</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-15.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-22.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-22.htm">Hiding</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-22.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-24.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-19.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-10.htm">Seemeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-10.htm">Seems</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-13.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/john/7-23.htm">Whit</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-13.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-19.htm">Words</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>So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him.</b><br>This phrase highlights Samuel's obedience and integrity as a prophet. Samuel, a young boy serving under Eli, receives a difficult message from God regarding Eli's household. Despite the challenging nature of the prophecy, Samuel faithfully conveys the entire message to Eli, demonstrating his commitment to truth and transparency. This act of honesty is significant in the biblical narrative, as it sets the tone for Samuel's future role as a prophet and leader in Israel. The phrase also reflects the biblical principle of speaking truthfully, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/4-25.htm">Ephesians 4:25</a>, which encourages believers to speak truthfully to one another. Samuel's willingness to deliver God's message without alteration or omission is a testament to his character and foreshadows his future as a trustworthy prophet.<p><b>“He is the LORD,” replied Eli.</b><br>Eli's response acknowledges the sovereignty and authority of God. By stating "He is the LORD," Eli recognizes God's ultimate control over the situation and submits to His will. This phrase reflects a deep understanding of God's nature as the supreme ruler and judge, a theme prevalent throughout the Old Testament. Eli's acceptance of God's judgment, despite its harshness, demonstrates a level of humility and resignation to divine authority. This acknowledgment of God's sovereignty is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/job/1-21.htm">Job 1:21</a>, where Job submits to God's will in the face of personal loss. Eli's response serves as a reminder of the importance of recognizing and submitting to God's authority in all circumstances.<p><b>“Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”</b><br>Eli's statement here is an expression of faith and trust in God's wisdom and justice. By saying "Let Him do what is good in His eyes," Eli submits to God's judgment, trusting that whatever God decides is ultimately for the best, even if it involves personal loss or suffering. This reflects a biblical understanding that God's ways and thoughts are higher than human understanding, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>. Eli's acceptance of God's will, despite the impending judgment on his household, is an example of surrendering to divine providence. This phrase also connects to the broader biblical theme of God's goodness and righteousness, as seen in <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a>, which assures believers that God works all things for the good of those who love Him. Eli's response is a model of faith and submission to God's perfect will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a></b><br>A young boy serving under Eli in the temple, chosen by God to be a prophet. Samuel is obedient and faithful, even when delivering difficult messages.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eli.htm">Eli</a></b><br>The high priest and judge of Israel, who is Samuel's mentor. Eli is a complex figure, both a spiritual leader and a father who struggles with his sons' disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who communicates His will through prophets like Samuel. His sovereignty and justice are central themes in this passage.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The place where Samuel serves and where God reveals His message to him. It is a setting of divine encounter and revelation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_prophetic_message.htm">The Prophetic Message</a></b><br>The message from God that Samuel must deliver to Eli, concerning the judgment on Eli's house due to the sins of his sons.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_call.htm">Obedience to God's Call</a></b><br>Samuel's willingness to deliver God's message, despite its difficulty, teaches us the importance of obedience to God's call in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/acceptance_of_god's_sovereignty.htm">Acceptance of God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Eli's response demonstrates a profound acceptance of God's will, reminding us to trust in God's plan, even when it involves personal loss or hardship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Samuel's role as a prophet highlights the importance of truth-telling in leadership and the responsibility to convey God's messages faithfully.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The judgment on Eli's house serves as a warning about the consequences of disobedience and the importance of living a life that honors God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_justice.htm">Faith in God's Justice</a></b><br>Eli's acceptance of God's judgment reflects a deep faith in God's justice, encouraging us to trust that God will ultimately do what is right.<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/how_did_samuel_lead_and_anoint_kings.htm">How did Samuel lead Israel and anoint its first kings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_was_god's_word_rare_in_1_samuel_3_1.htm">1 Samuel 3:1 - How can 'the word of the Lord' be rare when earlier biblical accounts suggest ongoing divine revelations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_audible_divine_calls.htm">1 Samuel 3:4 - Is there any historical or scientific evidence that supports an audible, personal call from a deity to an individual?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_key_events_in_1_samuel.htm">What are the key events in 1 Samuel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">It is the Lord.</span>--Such a reply, and such a reception of the news of the terrible doom twice communicated to him by a direct message from the Eternal, indicates that Eli, in spite of his weakness and foolish partiality for his sons, was thoroughly devoted to the Lord in his heart. He saw how deeply he had failed in his high office, how he had allowed worldly considerations to influence his conduct, how he had been tried and found wanting; and now, without a murmur, he submits to the righteous judgment of his God, he leaves himself in God's hands, and never tries to justify himself and his past conduct. <span class= "ital">Now </span>it was probably too late to attempt any reformation in the priestly life. The influence and power of Hophni and Phinehas were too strong for his enfeebled will to set aside. Eli was probably in his last days little more than a puppet in their hands. He had sown the wind, and now must reap the whirlwind.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/3-18.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">So Samuel</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמוּאֵל֙</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mū·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8050.htm">Strong's 8050: </a> </span><span class="str2">Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">told</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּגֶּד־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yag·geḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֤וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></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">and did not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hide</span><br /><span class="heb">כִחֵ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(ḵi·ḥêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3582.htm">Strong's 3582: </a> </span><span class="str2">To secrete, by act, word, to destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[a thing] from him.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֑נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“He</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֔וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">is the LORD,”</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied Eli.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאמַ֕ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Let Him do</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what is good</span><br /><span class="heb">הַטּ֥וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ·ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in His eyes.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֵינָ֖ו‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ê·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/3-18.htm">1 Samuel 3:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/3-18.htm">1 Samuel 3:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/3-18.htm">1 Samuel 3:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/3-18.htm">1 Samuel 3:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/3-18.htm">1 Samuel 3:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/3-18.htm">1 Samuel 3:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/3-18.htm">1 Samuel 3:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/3-18.htm">1 Samuel 3:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/3-18.htm">1 Samuel 3:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/3-18.htm">1 Samuel 3:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/3-18.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 3:18 Samuel told him every whit and hid (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/3-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 3:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 3:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/3-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 3:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 3:19" /></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>