1 Samuel 3:1

וְהַנַּעַר שְׁמוּאֵל מְשָׁרֵת אֶת ־ יְהוָה לִפְנֵי עֵלִי וּדְבַר ־ יְהוָה הָיָה יָקָר בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם אֵין חָזוֹן נִפְרָֽץ ׃ ס

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

2וַֽיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וְעֵלִי שֹׁכֵב בִּמְקֹמוֹ ועינו הֵחֵלּוּ כֵהוֹת לֹא יוּכַל לִרְאֽוֹת ׃

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:18וּשְׁמוּאֵל מְשָׁרֵת אֶת ־ פְּנֵי יְהוָה נַעַר חָגוּר אֵפוֹד בָּֽד ׃

1 Samuel 3:21וַיֹּסֶף יְהוָה לְהֵרָאֹה בְשִׁלֹה כִּֽי ־ נִגְלָה יְהוָה אֶל ־ שְׁמוּאֵל בְּשִׁלוֹ בִּדְבַר יְהוָֽה ׃ פ

Isaiah 13:12אוֹקִיר אֱנוֹשׁ מִפָּז וְאָדָם מִכֶּתֶם אוֹפִֽיר ׃

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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