1 Samuel 2:26
And the child Samuel continued to grow, and was in favor both with the LORD, and also with men.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
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Cross References
Genesis 39:4And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
1 Samuel 2:21And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
Proverbs 3:3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thy heart:
Luke 1:80And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing to Israel.
Luke 2:52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
Romans 14:18For he that in these things serveth Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved by men.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:12-27
Samuel in the Sanctuary; The Wickedness of Eli's Sons. ( b. c. 1130.) 11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest. 12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord . 13 And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; 14 And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the… Read the whole commentary →