He said to them, “Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these ¹  people.

biblegateway 1Sa 2:23

He said to them, "Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people?

He said to them, "Why are you doing these things? I have heard about your evil actions from all these people.

So he asked them, "Why are you doing such things? I hear about your wicked ways from all these people.

biblegateway 1Sa 2:23

So he said to them, "Why do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of yours.

And he said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.

bibleoremus 1Sa 2:23

He said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all these people.

he said to them, “Why do you do such things? I hear from every quarter how wickedly you behave.

biblegateway 1Sa 2:23

So he said to them, "Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.

And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.

biblegateway 1Sa 2:23

He said to them, “Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these ¹  people.

¹ tc For “these” the LXX has “of the Lord” (κυρίου, kuriou), perhaps through the influence of the final phrase of v. 24 (“the people of the Lord”). Somewhat less likely is the view that the MT reading is due to a distorted dittography of the first word of v. 24. The Vulgate lacks the word.