1 Samuel 2:23 - Easy To Read Version Eli said to his sons, “The people here told me about the bad things you have done. Why do you do these bad things? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he said to them, Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people. American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people. Common English Bible Eli said to his sons, “Why are you doing these terrible things that I’m hearing about from everybody? Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to them: "Why are you doing these kinds of things, very wicked things, that I have heard from all the people? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to them: Why do ye these kinds of things, which I hear, very wicked things, from all the people? |
The faces of the people show that they are guilty of doing wrong. And they are proud of their sin. They are like the people of Sodom {\cf2\super [31]} —they don’t care who sees their sin. It will be very bad for them. They have brought much trouble to themselves.
You sinned, so the rain has not come.\par There have not been any springtime rains.\par But still you refuse to be ashamed.\par The look on your face is like the look\par that a prostitute has when she\par refuses to be ashamed.\par You refuse to be ashamed of what you did.\par
They should be ashamed\par of the bad things they do.\par But they are not ashamed at all.\par They don’t know enough\par to be embarrassed of their sins.\par So they will be punished with everyone else.\par They will be thrown to the ground\par when I punish the people.”\par The Lord said those things.\par
“Men, why are you doing these things? We are not gods! We have the same feelings as you have! We came to tell you the Good News. {\cf2\super [290]} We are telling you to turn away from these worthless things. Turn to the true living God. He is the One who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.
Saul fell to the ground. He heard a voice saying to him: “Saul, Saul! Why are you doing these bad things to me?”
The way these people live is leading them to destruction. They don’t serve God. Those people live only to please themselves. They do shameful things, and they are proud of those things. They think only about earthly things.
Eli was very old. He heard again and again about the things his sons were doing to all the Israelites at Shiloh. Eli also heard about his sons sleeping with the women who served at the door of the Meeting Tent.
Sons, don’t do these bad things. The Lord’s people are saying bad things about you.