1 Samuel 3:13 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 3:13

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

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

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:11-14

Privileges and cares. The one great fact here set forth is that God reveals to Samuel— 1 . The judgment impending over the house of Eli, and its reasons. 2 . That Eli had been already informed of its nature. 3 . That the judgment when it comes will cause the most intense consternation in Israel. I. An ENTRANCE ON SUPERIOR PRIVILEGES . Hitherto Samuel had waited on man. Now he is honoured to hear the voice of God, and wait directly on the Divine presence. His... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:13

For I have told him, etc. These words may be translated, with the Septuagint and Vulgate, "For I have told him that I would judge his house," referring back to the message of the man of God; or, with the Syriac, "And I will show him that I do judge his house." Forever . I.e. finally; his house shall pass away. His sons made themselves vile. The verb used here invariably means to curse ; but "they cursed themselves" does not, without straining, give a good sense. The Septuagint for... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:13

Parental restraint. "And he restrained them not." The parental relation was universally regarded in ancient times as one which involved a closer identity between parents and children, and a more absolute authority on the part of the former over the latter, than would now be deemed just. This fact explains many occurrences in the sacred history. It also makes more apparent the inexcusable conduct of Eli in omitting to restrain his sons from their evil way. To every head of a family,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 3:13

Made themselves vile - Rather, “have cursed themselves,” i. e. brought curses upon themselves.He restrained them not - In the sense of punishing. He did not remove them from their office, which he ought to have done. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 3:13

1 Samuel 3:13. For the iniquity which he knoweth Here we see the crime of Eli, and cause of all the awful judgments executed on his house. He knew the wickedness of his sons: the man of God told him of it: he heard of it from all the people, 1 Samuel 2:23. And he knew he ought to punish it, and that he was guilty of great iniquity in not doing so. Because his sons made themselves vile Hebrews מקללים להם mekallelim lahem, literally, rendered themselves execrable, or accursed. And he... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:1-18

Judgment on the family of Eli (2:12-3:18)Eli the priest had become the judge, or chief administrator, in Israel. He sat at the door of the house of God where people could freely meet him to seek his advice or ask for directions in disputes (see 1:9; 4:18). His sons, it seems, carried out the routine work in connection with the sacrifices and ceremonies.According to the Levitical law, the portion of the sacrifice that was for God had to be burnt on the altar first, after which the priest and the... read more

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

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:11-14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 3:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 3:13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:1-18

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