His father had never corrected him by saying, “Why have you done so?” He was also a very handsome man, and he was born after Absalom.
1 Samuel 2:23 - Y'all Version Bible He said to them, “Why are y’all doing these things? For I hear about y’all’s evil dealings from all these people. 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? |
His father had never corrected him by saying, “Why have you done so?” He was also a very handsome man, and he was born after Absalom.
The look of their faces testify against them. They parade their sin like Sodom. They don’t hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought disaster upon themselves.
Therefore the showers have been withheld and there has been no latter rain; yet you have had a prostitute’s forehead and you refused to be ashamed.
Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed. They couldn’t blush. Therefore they will fall among those who fall. In the time of their visitation they will be cast down, says YHWH.
“Men, why are y’all doing these things? We are only human, just like y’all. We are bringing y’all good news, so that y’all will turn from these worthless things toward the living God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.
He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, whose glory is in their shame, and who set their mind on earthly things.
Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did to all Israel, and how that they slept with the women who served at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
No, my sons; for it is not a good report that I hear! You make YHWH’s people disobey.