And he said to them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. Treasury of Scripture Why 1 Kings 1:6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why have you done so? and he also was a very goodly man... Acts 9:4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecute you me? Acts 14:15 And saying, Sirs, why do you these things? We also are men of like passions with you... I hear, etc., or I hear evil words of you
by all Isaiah 3:9 The show of their countenance does witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not... Jeremiah 3:3 Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there has been no latter rain; and you had a whore's forehead, you refused to be ashamed. Jeremiah 8:12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? no, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush... Philippians 3:19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
Context Eli Reproves his Sons
22Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did to all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 23And he said to them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. 24No, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: you make the LORD's people to transgress. 25If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding they listened not to the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them. 26And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the LORD, and also with men. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to them: Why do ye these kinds of things, which I hear, very wicked things, from all the people?
Darby Bible Translation
And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil deeds from all this people.
King James Bible
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
Young's Literal Translation
and he saith to them, 'Why do ye things like these? for I am hearing of your evil words from all the people -- these!
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