1 Samuel 3:4

that Jehovah called to Samuel. And he said, Here am I.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

In Context

3and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was,

5And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call: lie down again. And he went and lay down.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:1And it came to pass after these things, that God tried Abraham, and said to him, Abraham! and he said, Here am I.

Exodus 3:4And Jehovah saw that he turned aside to see, and God called to him out of the midst of the thorn-bush and said, Moses, Moses! And he said, Here am I.

Isaiah 6:8And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? And I said, Here am I; send me.

1 Corinthians 12:6and there are distinctions of operations, but the same God who operates all things in all.

Galatians 1:15But when God, who set me apart [even] from my mother's womb, and called [me] by his grace,

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 3:2-11

The Call of Samuel. ( b. c. 1128.) 1 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. 2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see; 3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord , where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; 4 That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. 5 And he ran unto Eli, and said,… Read the whole commentary →

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