1 Samuel 3:12 (WEB)

Passage

In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 3:10 Yahweh came, and stood, and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak; for your servant hears.”

1 Samuel 3:11 Yahweh said to Samuel, “Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.

1 Samuel 3:12 In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end.

1 Samuel 3:13 For I have told him that I will judge his house forever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves, and he didn’t restrain them.

1 Samuel 3:14 Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be removed with sacrifice or offering forever.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "perform", "against", "spoken", "concerning", "house", "beginning", and "even". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "perform" and "against", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Yahweh said to Samuel Behold I will..." into verse 13's "For I have told him that I...", so "perform" and "against" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "perform" and "against" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.