1 Samuel 3:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.

It is the lord

General references

Psalm 39:9

Jeremiah 34:6

Bible References

It is the lord

Far be it from You to do such a thing—to strike the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right [by executing just and righteous judgment]?”

The Israelites said to the Lord, “We have sinned, do to us whatever seems good to You; only please rescue us this day.”

But the king said, “What business is this of yours, O sons of Zeruiah? If Shimei is cursing because the Lord said to him, ‘Curse David,’ then who should say, ‘Why have you done so?’”

He said,

“Naked (without possessions) I came [into this world] from my mother’s womb,
And naked I will return there.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

But he said to her, “You speak as one of the [spiritually] foolish women speaks [ignorant and oblivious to God’s will]. Shall we indeed accept [only] good from God and not [also] accept adversity and disaster?” In [spite of] all this Job did not sin with [words from] his lips.

“I am mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is You who has done it.

Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “There will be peace and faithfulness [to God’s promises to us] in my days.”

Why should any living mortal, or any man,
Complain [of punishment] in view of his sins?

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God [set aside self-righteous pride], so that He may exalt you [to a place of honor in His service] at the appropriate time,

General references

“I am mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is You who has done it.

Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem