1 Samuel 3:2

One evening, Eli had gone to bed in his room. His eyes were now so weak that he couldn't see.

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In The King James Version

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;

In Context

1The boy Samuel served before the Lord under Eli's supervision. At that time messages from the Lord were rare—visions were not common.

3The lamp of God hadn't yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Lord's Temple where the Ark of God was.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:1Isaac was old and going blind. He called for Esau, his oldest son, and said, “My son.” “I'm here,” Esau replied.

Genesis 48:19But his father refused, saying, “I know what I'm doing. Manasseh will also become an important people, but his younger brother will be greater than him, and his descendants will become a large nation.”

1 Samuel 4:15Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were fixed because he couldn't see.

Ecclesiastes 12:3Before the guards of the house tremble and the strong men are bent over, the grinders stop working because there are only a few left, and the ones looking through the windows only see dimly,

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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