1 Samuel 3:1

And the youth Samuel is serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah hath been precious in those days — there is no vision broken forth.

Young's Literal Translation

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 cometh to pass, at that time, that Eli is lying down in his place, and his eyes have begun to be dim — he is not able to see.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:18And Samuel is ministering [in] the presence of Jehovah, a youth girt [with] an ephod of linen;

1 Samuel 3:21And Jehovah addeth to appear in Shiloh, for Jehovah hath been revealed unto Samuel, in Shiloh, by the word of Jehovah.

Isaiah 13:12I make man more rare than fine gold, And a common man than pure 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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