Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil deeds from 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?
King James Version
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
Holman Bible
He said to them, “Why are you doing these things? I have heard about your evil actions from all these people.
International Standard Version
"Why are you doing these things that I'm hearing about?" he asked his sons, "These reports about your evil deeds are coming from all these people!
A Conservative Version
And he said to them, Why do ye such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
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
Eli said to them, “Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people?
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say to them, Wherefore will ye do according to these words? which I heard very evil words of all this people.
King James 2000
And he said unto them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all these people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he asked them, "Why are you doing all these things that I am hearing, [namely], your evil dealings with all these people?
Modern King James verseion
And he said to them, Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings by all the people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and said unto them, "Why do ye such things? For I hear your wicked deeds of all these people.
NET Bible
He said to them, "Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these people.
New Heart English Bible
He said to them, "Why do you do such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
The Emphasized Bible
So he said to them, Wherefore should ye do such things as these? for I keep hearing of your wicked doings, from all these people.
Webster
And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
World English Bible
He said to them, "Why do you do such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
Youngs 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!
Themes
Children » Wicked » Eli's sons
Eli » Indulgent to his corrupt sons
Judge » Corrupt, instances of » Eli's sons
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 2:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eli Rebukes His Evil Sons
22 And Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and that they lay with the women that served at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 23 And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil deeds from all this people. 24 No, my sons, for it is no good report that I hear: ye make Jehovah's people transgress.
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Cross References
1 Kings 1:6
And his father had not grieved him at any time in saying, Why doest thou so? and he was also a very comely man; and his mother bore him after Absalom.
Isaiah 3:9
The look of their face doth witness against them, and they declare their sin as Sodom: they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have brought evil upon themselves.
Jeremiah 3:3
And the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; but thou hast a harlot's forehead, thou refusest to be ashamed.
Jeremiah 8:12
Are they ashamed that they have committed abomination? Nay, they are not at all ashamed, and they know not how to blush. Therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall stumble, saith Jehovah.
Acts 9:4
and falling on the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me?
Acts 14:15
and saying, Men, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, preaching to you to turn from these vanities to the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all things in them;
Philippians 3:19
whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and their glory in their shame, who mind earthly things:)