1 Samuel 3:18 - Plain English Version

¹⁸ So Samuel told him the whole story, right to the end. Eli said, “Truly he is the great God. He can do whatever he wants.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing. And Eli said, It is the Lord; let Him do what seems good to Him.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what seemeth him good.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. “He is the LORD, ” Eli said. “He will do as he pleases.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ And so, Samuel revealed to him all the words, and he did not hide them from him. And he responded: "He is the Lord. May he do what is good in his own eyes."

1 Samuel 3:18 Cross References

Genesis 18:25

I don’t think you will kill 50 good people. I know that you are the judge of everybody in the world, and you always do what is right. I don’t think you will kill the good people with the bad people.”

1 Peter 5:6

God is great and powerful, so remember that you are not important at all. Wait for him, and at the right time, he will get everybody to respect you.