1 Samuel 3:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.

For i have told him

1 Samuel 2:27

I will

Which he knoweth

1 Kings 2:44

Ecclesiastes 7:22

1 John 3:20

His sons

1 Samuel 2:12

Vile

Bible References

For i have told him

And a man of God came to Eli and said to him, The Lord says, Did I let myself be seen by your father's people when they were in Egypt, servants in Pharaoh's house?

I will

O our God, will you not be their judge? for our strength is not equal to this great army which is coming against us; and we are at a loss what to do: but our eyes are on you.

Now the end has come on you, and I will send my wrath on you, judging you for your ways, I will send punishment on you for all your disgusting acts.

For this cause I will be your judge, O children of Israel, judging every man by his ways, says the Lord. Come back and be turned from all your sins; so that they may not be the cause of your falling into evil.

Let the nations be awake, and come to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there I will be seated as judge of all the nations round about.

Which he knoweth

And the king said to Shimei, You have knowledge of all the evil which you did to David my father; and now the Lord has sent back your evil on yourself.

Your heart has knowledge how frequently others have been cursed by you.

When our heart says that we have done wrong; because God is greater than our heart, and has knowledge of all things.

His sons

Now the sons of Eli were evil and good-for-nothing men, having no knowledge of the Lord.

Vile

And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.

Now all his life his father had never gone against him or said to him, Why have you done so? and he was a very good-looking man, and younger than Absalom.

Give your son training while there is hope; let not your heart be purposing his death.

Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.

The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.

He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.