1 Samuel 3:18
What does 1 Samuel 3:18 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 3:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what seemeth him good.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what seemeth him good.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Samuel declareth to him the whole of the words, and hath not hid from him; and he saith, `It <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah; that which is good in His eyes He doth.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752So 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.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And 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.
Context
v.17And he said, What is the thing thatJehovah hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide anything from me of all the things that he spake unto thee.
v.18This passage
v.19And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 10:15
And the children of Israel said unto Jehovah, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; only deliver us, we pray thee, this day.
- 2 Samuel 16:10
And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? Because he curseth, and because Jehovah hath said unto him, Curse David; who then shall say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
- Job 2:10
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
- Isaiah 39:8
Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of Jehovah which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
- Lamentations 3:39
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
- Psalms 39:9
I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; Because thou didst it.
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