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13 I have warned him that judgment is coming upon his family forever, because his sons are blaspheming God[a] and he hasn’t disciplined them.

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  1. 3:13 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads his sons have made themselves contemptible.

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 “If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine.

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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 Discipline your children while there is hope.
    Otherwise you will ruin their lives.

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

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Eli’s Wicked Sons

12 Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the Lord

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Eli’s Wicked Sons

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

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17 So the sin of these young men was very serious in the Lord’s sight, for they treated the Lord’s offerings with contempt.

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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 Don’t fail to discipline your children.
    The rod of punishment won’t kill them.
14 Physical discipline
    may well save them from death.[a]

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  1. 23:14 Hebrew from 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 “Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel, according to your actions, says the Sovereign Lord. Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let them destroy you!

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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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No hope remains,
    for I will unleash my anger against you.
I will call you to account
    for all your detestable sins.

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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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Now his father, King David, had never disciplined him at any time, even by asking, “Why are you doing that?” Adonijah had been born next after Absalom, and he was very handsome.

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(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 To discipline a child produces wisdom,
    but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.

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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 Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.

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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 called to arms.
    Let them march to the valley of Jehoshaphat.
There I, the Lord, will sit
    to pronounce judgment on them all.

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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 you know how often you yourself 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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