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1 Samuel 2:23
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21 And the Lord avisited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile the child Samuel bgrew before the Lord.  

Prophecy Against Eli’s Household

22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard everything his sons did to all Israel,1 and how they lay with athe women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.  
23 So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.
24 No, my sons! For it is not a good report that I hear. You make the Lord’s people transgress.
25 If one man sins against another, aGod will judge him. But if a man bsins against the Lord, who will intercede for him?” Nevertheless they did not heed the voice of their father, cbecause the Lord desired to kill them.  
26 And the child Samuel agrew in stature, and bin favor both with the Lord and men.  
27 Then a aman of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: b‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?  
28 Did I not achoose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to offer upon My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod before Me? And bdid I not give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?  
Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 2:23

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

Amplified® Bible
And he said to them, Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.

Contemporary English Version
"Why are you doing these awful things?" he asked them. "I've been hearing nothing but complaints about you from all of the LORD's people.

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

Good News Bible
So he said to them, "Why are you doing these things? Everybody tells me about the evil you are doing.

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

New American Standard Bible
He said to them, "Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people?

New International Version
So he said to them, "Why do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of yours.

New King James Version
So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He said to them, "Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people?

Revised Standard Version
And he said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith to them, `Why do ye things like these? for I am hearing of your evil words from all the people -- these!


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