13 (A)For I have told him that I will (B)judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows, because (C)his sons made themselves vile, and he (D)did not [a]restrain them.

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  1. 1 Samuel 3:13 Lit. rebuke

13 For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about; his sons blasphemed God,[a] and he failed to restrain(A) them.

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  1. 1 Samuel 3:13 An ancient Hebrew scribal tradition (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text sons made themselves contemptible

37 (A)He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

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37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.(A)

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18 (A)Chasten your son while there is hope,
And do not set your heart [a]on his destruction.

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  1. Proverbs 19:18 Lit. to put him to death; a Jewish tradition on his crying

18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
    do not be a willing party to their death.(A)

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The Wicked Sons of Eli

12 Now the sons of Eli were (A)corrupt;[a] (B)they did not know the Lord.

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:12 Lit. sons of Belial

Eli’s Wicked Sons

12 Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard(A) for the Lord.

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17 Therefore the sin of the young men was very great (A)before the Lord, for men (B)abhorred[a] the offering of the Lord.

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:17 despised

17 This sin of the young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they[a] were treating the Lord’s offering with contempt.(A)

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text people

13 (A)Do not withhold correction from a child,
For if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
14 You shall beat him with a rod,
And deliver his soul from [a]hell.

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  1. Proverbs 23:14 Or Sheol

Saying 13

13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;
    if you punish them with the rod, they will not die.
14 Punish them with the rod
    and save them from death.(A)

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30 (A)“Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways,” says the Lord God. (B)“Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin.

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30 “Therefore, you Israelites, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent!(A) Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall.(B)

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Now the end has come upon you,
And I will send My anger against you;
I will judge you (A)according to your ways,
And I will repay you for all your abominations.

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The end is now upon you,
    and I will unleash my anger against you.
I will judge you according to your conduct(A)
    and repay you for all your detestable practices.(B)

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(And his father had not [a]rebuked him at any time by saying, “Why have you done so?” He was also very good-looking. (A)His mother had borne him after Absalom.)

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  1. 1 Kings 1:6 Lit. pained

(His father had never rebuked(A) him by asking, “Why do you behave as you do?” He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom.)

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15 The rod and rebuke give (A)wisdom,
But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

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15 A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
    but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.(A)

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20 (A)For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

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20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.

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12 “Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
For there I will sit to (A)judge all the surrounding nations.

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12 “Let the nations be roused;
    let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,(A)
for there I will sit
    to judge(B) all the nations on every side.

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22 For many times, also, your own heart has known
That even you have cursed others.

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22 for you know in your heart
    that many times you yourself have cursed others.

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