1 Samuel 3:1

Now, the boy Samuel, was ministering unto Yahweh, before Eli,—and, the word of Yahweh, had become rare in those days, there was no well-known vision.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

2But it came to pass, at that time, when Eli was lying down in his place, his eyes, having begun to be dim, he could not see,

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:18But, as for Samuel, he was ministering before Yahweh,—a boy girded with an ephod of linen.

1 Samuel 3:21Thus did Yahweh again appear in Shiloh,—for Yahweh had revealed himself unto Samuel in Shiloh, in the word of Yahweh.

Isaiah 13:12I will cause, a man, to be more precious than fine gold,—Even a son of earth than, the finest gold 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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