Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of yours. New Living Translation Eli said to them, “I have been hearing reports from all the people about the wicked things you are doing. Why do you keep sinning? English Standard Version And he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people. Berean Standard Bible “Why are you doing these things?” Eli said to his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people. King James Bible And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. New King James Version So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people. New American Standard Bible So he said to them, “Why are you doing such things as these, the evil things that I hear from all these people? NASB 1995 He said to them, “Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people? NASB 1977 And he said to them, “Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people? Legacy Standard Bible So he said to them, “Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people? Amplified Bible Eli said to them, “Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people? Christian Standard Bible He said to them, “Why are you doing these things? I have heard about your evil actions from all these people. Holman Christian Standard Bible He said to them, “Why are you doing these things? I have heard about your evil actions from all these people. American Standard Version And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he said to them: “Why are you doing according to these words that I hear, your evil reports from all this people? Brenton Septuagint Translation And he said to them, Why do ye according to this thing, which I hear from the mouth of all the people of the Lord? Douay-Rheims Bible And he said to them: Why do ye these kinds of things, which I hear, very wicked things, from all the people? English Revised Version And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people. GOD'S WORD® Translation So he asked them, "Why are you doing such things? I hear about your wicked ways from all these people. Good News Translation So he said to them, "Why are you doing these things? Everybody tells me about the evil you are doing. International Standard Version "Why are you doing these things that I'm hearing about?" he asked his sons, "These reports about your evil deeds are coming from all these people! JPS Tanakh 1917 And he said unto them: 'Why do ye such things? for I hear evil reports concerning you from all this people. Literal Standard Version and he says to them, “Why do you do things like these? For I am hearing of your evil words from all the people—these! Majority Standard Bible “Why are you doing these things?” Eli said to his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people. New American Bible So he said to them: “Why are you doing such things? I hear from everyone that your behavior is depraved. NET Bible He said to them, "Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these people. New Revised Standard Version He said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people. New Heart English Bible And he said to them, "Why do you do such things as these that I hear being said of you from the mouth of the people of the LORD? Webster's Bible Translation And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. World English Bible He said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people. Young's Literal Translation and he saith to them, 'Why do ye things like these? for I am hearing of your evil words from all the people -- these! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Eli's Wicked Sons…22Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 23“Why are you doing these things?” Eli said to his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people. 24No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people.… Cross References 1 Samuel 2:22 Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 1 Samuel 2:24 No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD's people. Treasury of Scripture And he said to them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. Why 1 Kings 1:6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom. Acts 9:4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? Acts 14:15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein: I hear, etc. Isaiah 3:9 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. Jeremiah 3:3 Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed. Jeremiah 8:12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD. Jump to Previous Accounts Dealings Deeds Evil Hear Hearing Reports Ways Wicked WordsJump to Next Accounts Dealings Deeds Evil Hear Hearing Reports Ways Wicked Words1 Samuel 2 1. Hannah's song in thankfulness12. The sin of Eli's sons 18. Samuel's ministry 20. by Eli's blessing Hannah is more fruitful 22. Eli reproves his sons 27. A prophecy against Eli's house Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Whyלָ֥מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what are you doing תַעֲשׂ֖וּן (ṯa·‘ă·śūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 6213: To do, make these הָאֵ֑לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those things?” כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים (kad·də·ḇā·rîm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause [Eli] said to [his sons]. וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “I אָנֹכִ֤י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I hear שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ (šō·mê·a‘) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently about אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case your wicked רָעִ֔ים (rā·‘îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7451: Bad, evil deeds דִּבְרֵיכֶ֣ם (diḇ·rê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause from מֵאֵ֖ת (mê·’êṯ) Preposition-m | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every these אֵֽלֶּה׃ (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those people. הָעָ֥ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Links 1 Samuel 2:23 NIV1 Samuel 2:23 NLT 1 Samuel 2:23 ESV 1 Samuel 2:23 NASB 1 Samuel 2:23 KJV 1 Samuel 2:23 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 2:23 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 2:23 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 2:23 French Bible 1 Samuel 2:23 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 2:23 He said to them Why do you (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |