1 Samuel 3:18
“And Samuel tolde him euery whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: Let him doe what seemeth him good.”
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1 Samuel 3:18 Context
16Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel my sonne. And he answered, Here am I. 17And he said, What is the thing that the Lord hath said vnto thee? I pray thee hide it not from mee: God doe so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me, of all the things that hee said vnto thee. 18And Samuel tolde him euery whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: Let him doe what seemeth him good. 19¶ And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 20And all Israel from Dan euen to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established to bee a Prophet of the Lord.
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Other Translations for 1 Samuel 3:18
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.
- King James Version
So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, "It is the LORD; let Him do what seems good to Him."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what seemeth him good.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then Samuel gave him an account of everything, keeping nothing back. And he said, It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.
- Basic English Bible
And Samuel told him all the words, and kept nothing back from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what is good in his sight.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, "It is Yahweh. Let him do what seems good to him."
- World English Bible
And Samuel declareth to him the whole of the words, and hath not hid from him; and he saith, `It [is] Jehovah; that which is good in His eyes He doth.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Samuel told him all the words, and hid nothing from him. And he said: 'It is the LORD; let Him do what seemeth Him good.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 3:18
3:18 It is the Lord - This severe sentence is from the sovereign Lord of the world, who hath an absolute right to dispose of me and all his creatures; who is in a special manner the ruler of the people of Israel, to whom it properly belongs to punish all mine offences; whose chastisement I therefore accept.