Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Then Samuel gave him an account of everything, keeping nothing back. And he said, It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.
New American Standard Bible
So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
So Samuel told him everything and did not hide anything from him. Eli responded, “He is the Lord. He will do what He thinks is good.”
International Standard Version
So Samuel told him everything he did not conceal anything from him. Eli said, "He is the LORD. May he do what seems good to him."
A Conservative Version
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is LORD. Let him do what seems him good.
American Standard Version
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what seemeth him good.
Amplified
So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. And Eli said, “It is the Lord; may He do what seems good
Darby Translation
And Samuel told him all the words, and kept nothing back from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what is good in his sight.
Julia Smith Translation
And Samuel will announce to him all the words, and he hid not from him. And he will say, It is Jehovah: the good in his eyes he will do.
King James 2000
And Samuel told him everything, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seems to him good.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Samuel told him all the words and did not conceal [anything] from him. And he said, "He [is] Yahweh, he will do {what is} good in his {sight}."
Modern King James verseion
And Samuel told him all the words, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah; let Him do what seems good to Him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Samuel told him every whit and hid it not from him. And he answered, "It is the LORD, let him do what seemeth him best."
NET Bible
So Samuel told him everything. He did not hold back anything from him. Eli said, "The Lord will do what he pleases."
New Heart English Bible
Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, "It is the LORD. Let him do what seems good to him."
The Emphasized Bible
So Samuel told him all the words, and hid nothing from him. And he said, Yahweh, he is; what is good in his own eyes, let him do.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, "It is Yahweh. Let him do what seems good to him."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Samuel declareth to him the whole of the words, and hath not hid from him; and he saith, 'It is Jehovah; that which is good in His eyes He doth.'
Themes
Afflicted saints » Should be resigned
Afflictions » Resignation » Resignation in trials, examples of » Eli
Afflictions » Instances of resignation in » Against his house were foretold
Eli » Characteristics of » Submission
samuel » Life summarized » Heard God's voice in boyhood
samuel » His vision concerning the house of eli
The Surrendered life » Resignation in trials, examples of » Eli
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 3:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Samuel's First Encounter With Yahweh
17 And he said, What did the Lord say to you? Do not keep it from me: may God's punishment be on you if you keep from me anything he said to you. 18 Then Samuel gave him an account of everything, keeping nothing back. And he said, It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him. 19 And Samuel became older, and the Lord was with him and let not one of his words be without effect.
Cross References
Job 2:10
And he said to her, You are talking like one of the foolish women. If we take the good God sends us, are we not to take the evil when it comes? In all this Job kept his lips from sin.
Isaiah 39:8
Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which you have said. And he said in his heart, There will be peace and quiet in my days.
Job 1:21
With nothing I came out of my mother's body, and with nothing I will go back there; the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; let the Lord's name be praised.
Psalm 39:9
I was quiet, and kept my mouth shut; because you had done it.
Genesis 18:25
Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?
Judges 10:15
And the children of Israel said to the Lord, We are sinners; do to us whatever seems good to you: only give us salvation this day.
2 Samuel 16:10-12
And the king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Let him go on cursing, for the Lord has said, Put a curse on David, and who then may say, Why have you done so?
Lamentations 3:39
What protest may a living man make, even a man about the punishment of his sin?
1 Peter 5:6
For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;