1 Samuel 2:23 ““Why are you doing these things?” Eli said to his sons. “I hear about…”

1 Samuel 2:23

“Why are you doing these things?” Eli said to his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he said unto 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.

American Standard Version

And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.

Geneva Bible 1599

And hee saide vnto them, Why doe ye such things? for of all this people I heare euill reportes of you.

Darby Translation

And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil deeds from all this 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!

Bible in Basic English

And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.

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Cross references

“Why”

1 Kings 1:6 Acts 9:4 Acts 14:15

1 Kings 1:6 · BSB

(His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)

Acts 9:4 · BSB

He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”

Acts 14:15 · BSB

“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in the…

“by all”

Isaiah 3:9 Jeremiah 3:3 Jeremiah 8:12 Philippians 3:19

Isaiah 3:9 · BSB

The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.

Jeremiah 3:3 · BSB

Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed.

Jeremiah 8:12 · BSB

Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse, says the LORD.

Philippians 3:19 · BSB

Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.

24No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people.

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