12 At that time I will carry out against Eli everything I spoke against his family-from beginning to end.
12 In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.
12 On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.
12 The time has come for me to bring down on Eli's family everything I warned him of, every last word of it.
12 In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.
12 I am going to carry out all my threats against Eli and his family, from beginning to end.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:12
Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:11-18
(Read 1 Samuel 3:11-18)
What a great deal of guilt and corruption is there in us, concerning which we may say, It is the iniquity which our own heart knoweth; we are conscious to ourselves of it! Those who do not restrain the sins of others, when it is in their power to do it, make themselves partakers of the guilt, and will be charged as joining in it. In his remarkable answer to this awful sentence, Eli acknowledged that the Lord had a right to do as he saw good, being assured that he would do nothing wrong. The meekness, patience, and humility contained in those words, show that he was truly repentant; he accepted the punishment of his sin.