1 Samuel 3:14

And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sworn	נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי nish.Ba'.ti	H7650	to seven oneself · verb, niphal perfect, 1st person common singular
house	לְבֵ֣ית le.Veit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Eli	עֵלִ֑י 'e.Li	H5941	Eli · proper noun, a man's name
iniquity	עֲוֹ֧ן 'a.Von	H5771	perversity · noun, common masculine singular construct
Eli’s	עֵלִ֛י 'e.Li	H5941	Eli · proper noun, a man's name
house	בֵּית beit-	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
purged	יִתְכַּפֵּ֞ר yit.ka.Per	H3722	to cover (specifically with bitumen) · verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sacrifice	בְּזֶ֥בַח be.Ze.vach	H2077	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
offering	וּבְמִנְחָ֖ה u.ve.min.Chah	H4503	a donation · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
for	עַד 'ad-	H5704	as far (or long · preposition
ever	עוֹלָֽם o.Lam	H5769	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Isaiah 22:14 And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of…
Numbers 15:30-31 But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul sh…
1 Samuel 2:25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding the…
Jeremiah 7:16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
Jeremiah 15:1 Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight,…
Leviticus 15:31 Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle…
Psalms 51:16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
Ezekiel 24:13 In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more,…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 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 the matter of this first message, which no doubt made a very great impression upon him, might be of good use to him afterwards, when his own sons proved, though not so bad as Eli's, yet not so good as th…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 3:5

he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me--It is evident that his sleeping chamber was close to that of the aged high priest and that he was accustomed to be called during the night. The three successive calls addressed to the boy convinced Eli of the divine character of the speaker, and he therefore exhorted the child to give a reverential attention to the message. The burden of [the Lord's message] was an extraordinary premonition of the judgments that impended over Eli's house; and the aged priest, having drawn the painful secret from the child, exclaimed, "It is the Lord; let him do what seemeth him good." Such is the spirit of meek and unmurmuring submission in which we…

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Adam Clarke on 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.

John Gill on 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 priesthood never did; or, as Abarbinel interprets it, because of sacrifice and offering, that the iniquity Eli's sons were guilty of in taking the flesh of the sacrifices and offerings, which did not belong to them,…

The Church Fathers

Therefore, I have sworn to the house of Eli, etc. The house of Eli according to the letter could not be cleansed by the blood of victims, which the iniquity of his sons polluted, but nevertheless, it was cleansed by the blood of martyrdom when so many priests of his lineage were innocently destroyed in the city of Nob for the sake of the grace of paternal hospitality (1 Kings 22). According to the consequence of allegory, the iniquity of the house of Eli, indeed of the whole house of Israel, could not be entirely cleansed by any kind of sacrifices or gifts of good action, until the Lamb of God came, who takes away the sins of the world. For only the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all iniquity (John 1).
— Bede, Commentary on Samuel

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Dictionary and topics

Hophni — Pugilist or client, one of the two sons of Eli, the high priest (1 Sam. 1:3; 2:34), who, because he was “very old,” resigned to them the active duties of his office. By their scandalous conduct they…
Samuel — Heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam. 1:20. Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah, who came up to Shiloh to worship before the Lord, earnestly…
Eli · Indulgent to his corrupt — Indulgent to his corrupt
Hophni · Sin of — Sin of
Offerings · Many offences under the law, beyond the efficacy of — Many offences under the law, beyond the efficacy of
Parents · Indulgent .Eli — Indulgent .Eli
Prophets · God communicated to: By an audible voice — God communicated to: By an audible voice
Reprobacy · .Eli’ s house — .Eli’ s house
Samuel · His vision concerning the house of Eli — His vision concerning the house of Eli
Sin · .Of Eli’ s household — .Of Eli’ s household
Unpardonable Sin · .Eli’ s house — .Eli’ s house
Visions · Mentioned in scripture: To Samuel — Mentioned in scripture: To Samuel

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Samuel 3:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 3:11-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 3:5

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 3:14

John Gill on 1 Samuel 3:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Samuel 3:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 3:11-18

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 3:5

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 3:14

John Gill on 1 Samuel 3:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 3:12-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 3:14

Rashi on 1 Samuel 3:13