1 Samuel 3:13 - Easy To Read Version

¹³ I told Eli I would punish his family forever. I will do that because Eli knew that his sons were saying and doing bad things against God but Eli failed to control them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ And I [now] announce to him that I will judge and punish his house forever for the iniquity of which he knew, for his sons were bringing a curse upon themselves [blaspheming God], and he did not restrain them.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons did bring a curse upon themselves, and he restrained them not.

Common English Bible

¹³ I told him that I would punish his family forever because of the wrongdoing he knew about—how his sons were cursing God, but he wouldn’t stop them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ For I have foretold to him that I will judge his house unto eternity, because of iniquity. For he had known that his sons acted shamefully, and he did not chastise them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹³ For I have foretold unto him, that I will judge his house for ever, for iniquity; because he knew that his sons did wickedly, and did not chastise them.

1 Samuel 3:13 Cross References

1 Kings 2:44

You know the many wrong things you did against my father David. Now the Lord will punish you for those wrong things.

2 Chronicles 20:12

Our God, punish those people! We have no power against this large army that is coming against us! We don’t know what to do! That is why we look to you for help!” {\cf2\super [229]}

Proverbs 19:18

Teach your son and punish him when he is wrong. That is the only hope. If you refuse to do this, then you are helping him destroy himself.

Proverbs 29:15

Spankings and teachings are good for children. If parents let a child do whatever he wants, then he will bring shame to his mother.

Ecclesiastes 7:22

And you know that many times you too have said bad things about other people.

Ezekiel 7:3

Your end is coming now!\par I will show how angry I am at you.\par I will punish you for the bad things you did.\par I will make you pay for all the terrible things you did.\par

Joel 3:12

Wake up, nations!\par Come to Jehoshaphat Valley!\par There I will sit to judge\par all the surrounding nations.\par

Matthew 10:37

“Any person that loves his father or mother more than he loves me is not good enough to follow me. Any person who loves his son or daughter more than he loves me is not good enough to follow me.

Deuteronomy 17:12

“You must punish any person that refuses to obey the judge or the priest that is there at that time serving the Lord your God. That person must die. You must remove that evil person from Israel.

Deuteronomy 21:18

“A man might have a son who is stubborn and refuses to obey. This son doesn’t obey his father or mother. They punish the son, but he still refuses to listen to them.

1 Samuel 2:12

Eli’s sons were bad men. They did not care about the Lord.

1 Samuel 2:17

In this way, Hophni and Phinehas showed that they did not respect the offerings made to the Lord. This was a very bad sin against the Lord!