Parallel Verses
Amplified
So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. And Eli said, “It is the Lord; may He do what seems good
New American Standard Bible
So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
So Samuel told him everything and did not hide anything from him. Eli responded, “He is the Lord. He will do what He thinks is good.”
International Standard Version
So Samuel told him everything he did not conceal anything from him. Eli said, "He is the LORD. May he do what seems good to him."
A Conservative Version
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is LORD. Let him do what seems him good.
American Standard Version
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what seemeth him good.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And Samuel will announce to him all the words, and he hid not from him. And he will say, It is Jehovah: the good in his eyes he will do.
King James 2000
And Samuel told him everything, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seems to him good.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Samuel told him all the words and did not conceal [anything] from him. And he said, "He [is] Yahweh, he will do {what is} good in his {sight}."
Modern King James verseion
And Samuel told him all the words, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah; let Him do what seems good to Him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Samuel told him every whit and hid it not from him. And he answered, "It is the LORD, let him do what seemeth him best."
NET Bible
So Samuel told him everything. He did not hold back anything from him. Eli said, "The Lord will do what he pleases."
New Heart English Bible
Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, "It is the LORD. Let him do what seems good to him."
The Emphasized Bible
So Samuel told him all the words, and hid nothing from him. And he said, Yahweh, he is; what is good in his own eyes, let him do.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, "It is Yahweh. Let him do what seems good to him."
Youngs Literal Translation
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.'
Themes
Afflicted saints » Should be resigned
Afflictions » Resignation » Resignation in trials, examples of » Eli
Afflictions » Instances of resignation in » Against his house were foretold
Eli » Characteristics of » Submission
samuel » Life summarized » Heard God's voice in boyhood
samuel » His vision concerning the house of eli
The Surrendered life » Resignation in trials, examples of » Eli
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 3:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Samuel's First Encounter With Yahweh
17
Then Eli said, “What is it that He said to you? Please do not hide it from me. May God do the same to you, and more also, if you hide from me anything of all that He said to you.”
18 So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. And Eli said, “It is the Lord; may He do what seems good
Cross References
Job 2:10
But he said to her, “You speak as one of the [spiritually] foolish women speaks [ignorant and oblivious to God’s will]. Shall we indeed accept [only] good from God and not [also] accept adversity and disaster?” In [spite of] all this Job did not sin with [words from] his lips.
Isaiah 39:8
Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “There will be peace and faithfulness [to God’s promises to us] in my days.”
Job 1:21
He said,
And naked I will return there.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Psalm 39:9
“I am mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is You who has done it.
Genesis 18:25
Far be it from You to do
Judges 10:15
The Israelites said to the Lord, “We have sinned, do to us whatever seems good to You; only please rescue us this day.”
2 Samuel 16:10-12
But the king said, “
Lamentations 3:39
Why should any living mortal, or any man,
Complain [of punishment] in view of his sins?
1 Peter 5:6
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God [set aside self-righteous pride], so that He may exalt you [to a place of honor in His service] at the appropriate time,