1 Samuel 2:23

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.of your…: or, evil words of you

WEB

He said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people.

ASV

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

LSV

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!

YLT

and he saith to them, 'Why do ye things like these? for I am hearing of your evil words from all the people — these!

DBY

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

DRC

And he said to them: Why do ye these kinds of things, which I hear, very wicked things, from all the people?

GNV

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

JPS

And he said unto them: 'Why do ye such things? for I hear evil reports concerning you from all this people.

LXXE

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?

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ם לָ֥מָּה תַעֲשׂ֖וּן כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֤י שֹׁמֵ֨עַ֙ אֶת־דִּבְרֵיכֶ֣ם רָעִ֔ים מֵאֵ֖ת כָּל־הָעָ֥ם אֵֽלֶּה׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, ἱνατί ποιεῖτε κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο, ὃ ἐγὼ ἀκούω ἐκ στόματος παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ Κυρίου;

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Jeremiah 8:12Are 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 3:19Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
• 1 Kings 1:6(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 9:4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
• Acts 14:15“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…
• Isaiah 3:9The 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 3:3Therefore 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.

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