1 Samuel 3:1

And the lad Samuel was ministering unto the Lord before 'Eli. And the word of the Lord was scarce in those days: prophecy was not extended.

Leeser Tanakh

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 it came to pass one day, when 'Eli was lying down in his place, and his eyes had begun to grow dim, he could not see;

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:18But Samuel was ministering before the Lord, being a lad, girded with a linen ephod.

1 Samuel 3:21And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh; for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord.

Isaiah 13:12I will make the mortal more precious than fine gold; and man, more than the valued metal 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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