1 Samuel 3:18

Amplified Bible

So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. And Eli said, "It is the LORD; may He do what seems good to Him."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So Samuel told him everything and did not hide anything from him. Eli responded, “He is the Lord. Let him do what he thinks is good.”

Hebrew Names Version
Shemu'el told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. He said, It is the LORD: let him do what seems him good.

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.

Lexham English 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."

English Standard Version
So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, "It is the Lord . Let him do what seems good to him."

New Century Version
So Samuel told Eli everything and did not hide anything from him. Then Eli said, "He is the Lord . Let him do what he thinks is best."

New English Translation
So Samuel told him everything. He did not hold back anything from him. Eli said, "The Lord will do what he pleases."

New American Standard Bible
So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, "He is the LORD; let Him do what seems good to Him."

Geneva Bible (1587)
So Samuel tolde him euery whit, and hid nothing from him. Then hee said, It is the Lorde: let him do what seemeth him good.

Legacy Standard Bible
So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, "It is Yahweh; let Him do what seems good in His eyes."

Contemporary English Version
Samuel told Eli everything. Then Eli said, "He is the Lord , and he will do what's right."

Complete Jewish Bible
So Sh'mu'el told him every word and hid nothing. ‘Eli replied, "It is Adonai ; let him do what seems good to him."

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.

Easy-to-Read Version
So Samuel told Eli everything. He did not hide anything from him. Eli said, "He is the Lord . Let him do whatever he thinks is right."

George Lamsa Translation
And Samuel told him everything, and hid nothing from him. And Eli said, It is the LORD; let him do what is good in his sight.

Good News Translation
So Samuel told him everything; he did not keep anything back. Eli said, "He is the Lord ; he will do whatever seems best to him."

Literal Translation
And Samuel told him all the words, and did not hide from him. And he said, It is Jehovah; He does that which is good in His eyes.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then Samuel tolde him alltogether, & hyd nothinge from him. He sayde: It is the LORDE, let him do what pleaseth him.

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.

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.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Samuel tolde hym euerywhyt, and hyd nothyng from hym. And he saide: It is the Lord, let hym do what seemeth hym good.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Samuel told him all the words, and hid nothing from him. And he said: 'It is the LORD; let Him do what seemeth Him good.'

King James Version (1611)
And Samuel tolde him euery whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: Let him doe what seemeth him good.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Samuel reported all the words, and hid them not from him. And Heli said, He is the Lord, he shall do that which is good in his sight.

English Revised 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.

Berean Standard Bible
So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. "He is the LORD," replied Eli. "Let Him do what is good in His eyes."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Samuel schewide to hym alle the wordis, and `hidde not fro hym. And Heli answeride, He is the Lord; do he that, that is good in hise iyen.

Young's 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.'

Update Bible Version
And Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Yahweh: he will do what seems good to him.

Webster's Bible Translation
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 whit, and hid nothing from him. He said, It is Yahweh: let him do what seems him good.

New King James Version
Then Samuel told him everything, and hid nothing from him. And he said, "It is the LORD. Let Him do what seems good to Him."

New Living Translation
So Samuel told Eli everything; he didn't hold anything back. "It is the Lord 's will," Eli replied. "Let him do what he thinks best."

New Life Bible
So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And Eli said, "It is the Lord. Let Him do what is good in His eyes."

New Revised Standard
So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. Then he said, "It is the Lord ; let him do what seems good to him."

J.B. Rotherham 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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
So Samuel told him all the words, and did not hide them from him. And he answered: It is the Lord: let him do what is good in his sight.

Revised Standard Version
So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, "It is the LORD; let him do what seems good to him."

THE MESSAGE
So Samuel told him, word for word. He held back nothing. Eli said, "He is God . Let him do whatever he thinks best."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, "It is the LORD; let Him do what seems good to Him."

Contextual Overview

¹¹The LORD said to Samuel, "Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will ring. ¹²"On that day I will carry out against Eli everything that I have spoken concerning his house (family), from beginning to end. ¹³"Now I have told him that I am about to judge his house forever for the sinful behavior which he knew [was happening], because his sons were bringing a curse on themselves [dishonoring and blaspheming God] and he did not rebuke them. ¹⁴"Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the sinful behavior of Eli's house (family) shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever." ¹⁵So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the LORD'S house. But Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli. ¹⁶But Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he answered, "Here I am." ¹⁷Then Eli said, "What is it that He said to you? Please do not hide it from me. May God do the same to you, and more also, if you hide from me anything of all that He said to you." ¹⁸So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. And Eli said, "It is the LORD; may He do what seems good to Him."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

every whit: Heb. all the things, or, words, Whit, or wid, comes from the Anglo-Saxon wiht, which signifies person, thing, etc.: every whit is every thing: equivalent to every jot.

It is the Lord: Genesis 18:25, Judges 10:15, 2 Samuel 16:10-12, Job 1:21, Job 2:10, Psalms 39:9, Isaiah 39:8, Lamentations 3:39, 1 Peter 5:6

Reciprocal: Leviticus 10:3 - Aaron Joshua 9:25 - as it seemeth 1 Samuel 22:3 - till I know 2 Samuel 10:12 - the Lord 2 Samuel 14:18 - Hide not 2 Samuel 15:26 - let 2 Kings 4:26 - It is well 2 Kings 20:19 - Good 1 Chronicles 19:13 - let the Lord Jeremiah 34:6 - General Jeremiah 38:14 - I will Jeremiah 42:4 - I will keep Daniel 4:35 - and he Jonah 4:8 - and wished Micah 7:9 - bear Acts 21:14 - The will James 4:7 - Submit

Cross-References

Genesis 3:14
The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all the cattle, And more than any animal of the field; On your belly you shall go, And dust you shall eat All the days of your life.

Genesis 3:15
"And I will put enmity (open hostility) Between you and the woman, And between your seed (offspring) and her Seed; He shall [fatally] bruise your head, And you shall [only] bruise His heel."

Joshua 23:13
know and understand with certainty that the LORD your God will not continue to drive these nations out from before you; but they will be a snare and trap to you, and a whip on your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land which the LORD your God has given you.

Job 1:21
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."

Job 5:5
"The hungry devour his harvest And take it even [when it grows] among the thorns; The trap opens for [his] wealth.

Job 31:40
Let thorns grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed and cockleburs instead of barley." So the words of Job [with his friends] are finished.

Psalms 90:3
You turn man back to dust, And say, "Return [to the earth], O children of [mortal] men!"

Psalms 104:2
[You are the One] who covers Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain,

Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the obstinate [for their lack of honor and their wrong-doing traps them]; He who guards himself [with godly wisdom] will be far from them and avoid the consequences they suffer.

Proverbs 24:31
And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns, And nettles were covering its surface, And its stone wall was broken down.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him,.... And so approved himself to be a faithful prophet of God, and man of God, as he is afterwards called; the whole counsel of God is to be declared by his servants the prophets, and the ministers of his word; nothing is to be concealed, which it is the will of God should be made known, whether it be pleasing or displeasing to man:

and he said, it is the Lord; that has said it, and there is nothing to be said against it, and that will do it; and there is no resisting him: or "the Lord is he" w; who has a sovereign right to all his creatures, and may dispose of them as he pleases; he is all wise, and does all things well; he is holy and righteous in all his ways and works, and there is no unrighteousness in him; he is faithful to his word, whether in a way of promise or threatening; and all he does to his people is in love, mercy, and kindness:

let him do what seemeth him good; not what seems good to men, or is so in their esteem, but what seems good to the Lord, who knows what is best for his people, and can do nothing but what is good; all is good he does; there is nothing but goodness in him, and nothing but goodness comes from him; he does good, and nothing else, and even when he afflicts his people; all he does is well done in creation, providence, and grace: and Eli's desire is, that he would fulfil the good pleasure of his will; he appears to be in an excellent temper, not surly and morose, taking it ill that such a message should be sent him by a child; nor was he unaffected with the case of his family, but humbly submitted to the will of God, and acquiesces in it as good, and neither arraigns his justice, nor murmurs at his providences.

w יהוה הוא κυριος αυτος, Sept. "Dominus ipse", Montanus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

It is the Lord ... - Compare the devout submission of Aaron Leviticus 10:3, and of Hezekiah 2 Kings 20:19. And, for the highest conceivable submission to the will of God, compare Luke 22:42.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 3:18. Samuel told him every whit — Our word whit, or wid, comes from the Anglo-Saxon [A.S.], which signifies person, thing, c. every whit is every thing. The Hebrew את כל הדברים et col haddebarim, "all these words."

It is the Lord — He is Sovereign, and will do what he pleases; he is righteous, and will do nothing but what is just.

Let him do what seemeth him good. — There is much of a godly submission, as well as a deep sense of his own unworthiness, found in these words. He also had sinned, so as to be punished with temporal death; but surely there is no evidence that the displeasure of the Lord against him was extended to a future state.