1 Samuel 3:1

Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.

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In The King James Version

And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

In Context

2And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see,)

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:18But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.

1 Samuel 3:21And the Lord was seen again in Shiloh; for the Lord gave to Samuel in Shiloh the revelation of his word.

Isaiah 13:12I will make men so small in number, that a man will be harder to get than gold, even the best gold of Ophir.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 3:1

In the foregoing chapter we had Samuel a young priest, though by birth a Levite only, for he ministered before the Lord in a linen ephod; in this chapter we have him a young prophet, which was more, God in an extraordinary manner revealing himself to him, and in him reviving, if not commencing, prophecy in Israel. Here is, I. God's first manifestation of himself in an extraordinary manner to Samuel, ver. 1-10 . II. The message he sent by him to Eli, ver. 11-14 . III. The faithful delivery of that message to Eli,… Read the whole commentary →

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