1 Samuel 3:20

And all Israel knew from Dan even to Bersabee, that Samuel was faithful as a prophet to the Lord.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.

In Context

19And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and there did not fall one of his words to the ground.

21And the Lord manifested himself again in Selom, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel; and Samuel was accredited to all Israel as a prophet to the Lord from one end of the land to the other: and Heli was very old, and his sons kept advancing in wickedness, and their way was evil before the Lord.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 18:21But if thou shalt say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?

2 Samuel 3:10to take away the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to raise up the throne of David over Israel and over Juda from Dan to Bersabee.

Ezekiel 33:33But whenever it shall come to pass, they will say, Behold, it is come: and they shall know that there was a prophet in the midst of them.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 3:20-21

Samuel Honoured as a Prophet. ( b. c. 1128.) 19 And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord . 21 And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh: for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord . Samuel being thus brought acquainted with the visions of God, we have here an account of the further honour done him as a prophet. I. God did him… Read the whole commentary →

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