1 Samuel 3:4

Then the Lord called Samuel: and hee said, Here I am.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3And yet the light of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the Arke of God was.

5And he ranne vnto Eli, and said, Here am I, for thou calledst me. But he said, I called thee not: goe againe and sleepe. And he went and slept.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:1And after these things God did proue Abraham, and said vnto him, Abraham. Who answered, Here am I.

Exodus 3:4And when the Lord sawe that he turned aside to see, God called vnto him out of the middes of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he answered, I am here.

Isaiah 6:8Also I heard the voyce of the Lord, saying, Whome shall I send? and who shall goe for vs? Then I sayd, Here am I, send me.

1 Corinthians 12:6And there are diuersities of operations, but God is the same which worketh all in all.

Galatians 1:15But when it pleased God (which had separated me from my mothers wombe, 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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