Parallel Verses
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?
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.
Darby Translation
And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil deeds from all this people.
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.
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 Now Eli was very old, and he heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel and that they [were] having sexual relations with the women who [were] serving [at] the entrance of [the] tent of assembly. 23 And he asked them, "Why are you doing all these things that I am hearing, [namely], your evil dealings with all these people? 24 No, my sons, the report [is] not good that I am hearing the people of Yahweh spreading.
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Cross References
1 Kings 1:6
His father did not rebuke him {at any time} [by] saying, "Why did you do so?" Now he was also very handsome of appearance; she had borne him after Absalom.
Isaiah 3:9
The look on their faces testifies against them and they declare their sin like Sodom; they do not hide [it]. Woe to their soul! For they have dealt out evil to themselves.
Jeremiah 3:3
Therefore rain showers have been withheld, and the spring rain has not come. Yet {you have} [the] forehead of a woman prostitute, you refuse to be ashamed.
Jeremiah 8:12
Were they ashamed, for they had committed a detestable thing? What's worse, they were not ashamed at all, and they did not know to feel humiliated. {Therefore} they will fall among [those who] fall; at the time of their punishment they will stumble," says Yahweh.
Acts 9:4
And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
Acts 14:15
and saying, "Men, why are you doing these [things]? We also are men with the same nature as you, proclaiming the good news [that] you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things [that are] in them--
Philippians 3:19
whose end [is] destruction, whose God [is] the stomach, and [whose] glory [is] in their shame, the ones who think on earthly things.