1 Samuel 3:18
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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.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.”
In other translations
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.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.”
Hebrew words
וַיַּגֶּד־vaiyaged-and he toldH5046לוֹloto <the> himשְׁמוּאֵלshemu'elSamuelH8050אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605הַדְּבָרִיםhadevarimthe wordsH1697וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808כִחֵדkhichedhe hid [them]H3582מִמֶּנּוּmimenufrom himH4480וַיֹּאמַרvaiyomarand he saidH559יְהוָהyahweh[is] YahwehH3068הוּאhu'heH1931הַטּוֹבhatovthe goodH2896בְּעֵינָיוbe'einavin eyes hisH5869יַעֲשֶׂה׃ פya'asehlet him doH6213
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Related verses
- Isaiah 39:8Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.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.”
- Job 2:10But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.“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.
- 1 Peter 5:6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
- Judges 10:15And 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.“We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”
- Job 1:21And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.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.”
- Psalm 39:9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.
- Lamentations 3:39Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?
- Genesis 18:25That 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?Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
- 2 Samuel 16:10-1210 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? 11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bidden him. 12 It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.10 But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’” 11 Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so. 12 Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and repay me with good for the cursing I receive today.”
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