1 Samuel 3:13 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 3:13

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.

BSB

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ASV

For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons did bring a curse upon themselves, and he restrained them not.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Basil of Caesarea

THE LONG RULES 28 (379)

Benevolence to such persons is like that mistaken kindness of Eli which he was accused of showing his sons, contrary to the good pleasure of God. A feigned kindness to the wicked is a betrayal of the truth, an act of treachery to the community and a means of habituating oneself to indifference to evil.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

O what a great deal of guilt and corruption is there in us concerning which we may say, "It is the iniquity which our own heart knoweth, we are conscious to ourselves of it!" In short, the iniquity was this: His sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. Or, as it is in the Hebrew, he frowned not upon them.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Made themselves vile - Rather, “have cursed themselves,” i. e. brought curses upon themselves. He restrained them not - In the sense of punishing. He did not remove them from their office, which he ought to have done.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּי	ve.hi.Gad.ti	and I tell	H5046 →
ל֔וֹ	lo	to <the> him
כִּֽי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
שֹׁפֵ֥ט	sho.Fet	[am] about to judge	H8199 →
אֲנִ֛י	'a.Ni	I	H589 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
בֵּית֖וֹ	bei.To	house his	H1004 →
עַד־	'ad-	until	H5704 →
עוֹלָ֑ם	o.Lam	perpetuity	H5769 →
בַּעֲוֹ֣ן	ba.'a.Von	for [the] iniquity	H5771 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	<of> which	H834 →
יָדַ֗ע	ya.Da'	he knew	H3045 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
מְקַֽלְלִ֤ים	me.ka.Lim	[were] bringing a curse	H7043 →
לָהֶם֙	la.Hem	to <the> themselves
בָּנָ֔יו	ba.Nav	sons his	H1121 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
כִהָ֖ה	khi.Hah	he rebuked	H3543 →
בָּֽם׃	Bam	<in> <the> them

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Through
Matthew 10:37
Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
leads to
- Luke 14:26
  “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.
- Matthew 22:37
  Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
- Philippians 3:7–9
  But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 5:14–15
  For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
Through
Proverbs 19:18
Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.
leads to
- Proverbs 13:24
  He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
- Proverbs 29:15
  A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
- Proverbs 23:13–14
  Do not withhold discipline from a child; although you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
Through
1 Samuel 2:12
Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
leads to
- Romans 1:28–30
  Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.

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Where the connections lead

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06About 1 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About 1 Samuel