1 Samuel 3:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.””
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“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.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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 · Public Domain“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 · Public Domain“And Samuel declareth to him the whole of the words, and hath not hid from him; and he saith, `It <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah; that which is good in His eyes He doth.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 3:18 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:25Far 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?”
- Judges 10:15“We have sinned,” the Israelites said to the LORD. “Deal with us as You see fit; but please deliver us today!”
- 2 Samuel 10:12Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
- 2 Samuel 16:10But 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?’”
- 1 Chronicles 19:13Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
- Job 1:21saying: “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.”
- Job 2:10“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.
- Psalms 39:9I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.
- Isaiah 39:8But 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.”
- Jeremiah 34:6In Jerusalem, then, Jeremiah the prophet relayed all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah
- Lamentations 3:39Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?
- 1 Peter 5:6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).