1 Samuel 2:26
But the child Samuel advanced, and grew on, and pleased both the Lord and men.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 39:4And Joseph found favour in the sight of his master, and ministered to him: and being set over all by him, he governed the house committed to him, and all things that were delivered to him:
1 Samuel 2:21And the Lord visited Anna, and she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters: and the child Samuel became great before the Lord.
Proverbs 3:3Let not mercy and truth leave thee, put them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thy heart:
Luke 1:80And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit; and was in the deserts until the day of his manifestation to Israel.
Luke 2:52And Jesus advanced in wisdom, and age, and grace with God and men.
Romans 14:18For he that in this serveth Christ, pleaseth God, and is approved of men.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:12-27
Samuel in the Sanctuary; The Wickedness of Eli's Sons. ( b. c. 1130.) 11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest. 12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord . 13 And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; 14 And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the… Read the whole commentary →