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1 Samuel 3:16

Matthew Henry
Concise Bible Commentary
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.
Ellen G. White
Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, 516
Ellen G. White
Patriarchs and Prophets, 589-90
The Period of the Judges