1 Samuel 3:11-14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:11-18

Here is, I. The message which, after all this introduction, God delivered to Samuel concerning Eli's house. God did not come to him now to tell him how great a man he should be in his day, what a figure he should make, and what a blessing he should be in Israel. Young people have commonly a great curiosity to be told their fortune, but God came to Samuel, not to gratify his curiosity, but to employ him in his service and send him on an errand to another person, which was much better; and yet... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:11

And the Lord said to Samuel ,.... The voice of the Lord continued speaking to him: behold: I will do a thing in Israel ; which may be particularly interpreted of the taking of the ark, and the slaying of the two sons of Eli; and which is elsewhere represented as the Lord's doing, for the sins of Eli's family, Psalm 78:61 . at which both the ears of everyone that heareth it shall tingle ; be struck with horror and amazement, and quite stunned, and know not what to think or say, like... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:12

In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house ,.... Or family, that is, by the man of God, 1 Samuel 2:27 as that he would cut off the strength of it, that there should not be an old man in it; and such as remained should be reduced to the utmost poverty and meanness; this shows that that prophecy was antecedent to this, contrary to the sense of some: when I begin, I will also make an end ; not immediately, and at once, but by degrees; he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:13

For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever ,.... That is, bring his judgments upon them, which should continue on them to their utter destruction; this, as to the substance, he said before by the man of God: for the iniquity which he knoweth ; for the iniquity of his sons, which he thoroughly informed of, and fully acquainted with by others; and somewhat of which he must have been sensible of, and seen with his own eyes, and therefore was inexcusable: because his sons... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:14

And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli ,.... Either had done this before, which was signified to him by the man of God, or did swear now for the confirmation of his threatenings, and to assure the certain performance of them: that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever : not even typically, which was all that legal sacrifice could do; and not so that the priesthood should ever return to the family again, as the office of high... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:11

The Lord said to Samuel - He probably saw nothing, and only heard the voice; for it was not likely that any extraordinary representation could have been made to the eyes of a person so young. He heard a voice, but saw no similitude. The ears - shall tingle - It shall be a piercing word to all Israel; it shall astound them all; and, after having heard it, it will still continue to resound in their ears. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:12

I will perform - all things which I have spoken - That is, what He had declared by the prophet, whose message is related 1 Samuel 2:27 , etc. When I begin , I will also make an end - I will not delay the execution of my purpose: when I begin, nothing shall deter me from bringing all my judgments to a conclusion. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:13

I will judge his house for ever - I will continue to execute judgments upon it till it is destroyed. His sons made themselves vile - See 1 Samuel 2:12-17 , 1 Samuel 2:22-25 . He restrained them not - He did not use his parental and juridical authority to curb them, and prevent the disorders which they committed. See at the conclusion of the chapter, 1 Samuel 3:21 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:14

Shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering - That is, God was determined that they should be removed by a violent death. They had committed the sin unto death; and no offering or sacrifice could prevent this. What is spoken here relates to their temporal death only. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:1-18

The old priest and the child prophet. Every imagination must be struck by the contrast between the old man and the child. The more so, that the natural order of things is reversed. Instead of admonition to the child coming through the lips of age, admonition to the aged came through the lips of childhood. 1. THE CHARACTER OF ELI ILLUSTRATED . 1 . His good points. The Lord had ceased to speak to or by Eli; but when the old priest perceived that the Lord had spoken to the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:11-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:1-18

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