1 Samuel 3:1
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.
KJV
Puer autem Samuel ministrabat Domino coram Heli, et sermo Domini erat pretiosus in diebus illis : non erat visio manifesta.
Vulgate
Καὶ τὸ παιδάριον Σαμουὴλ ἦν λειτουργῶν τῷ κυρίῳ ἐνώπιον Ἠλεὶ τοῦ ἱερέως· καὶ ῥῆμα Κυρίου ἦν τίμιον ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις, οὐκ ἦν ὅρασις διαστέλλουσα.
LXX
And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
ASV
וְ/הַ/נַּ֧עַר שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל מְשָׁרֵ֥ת אֶת יְהוָ֖ה לִ/פְנֵ֣י עֵלִ֑י וּ/דְבַר יְהוָ֗ה הָיָ֤ה יָקָר֙ בַּ/יָּמִ֣ים הָ/הֵ֔ם אֵ֥ין חָז֖וֹן נִפְרָֽץ
Hebrew
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In this verse
In the original Hebrew
15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Theophany
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Covers the prophet Samuel, the demand for a king, Saul's anointing and reign, David's anointing, his victory over Goliath, his friendship with Jonathan, Saul's pursuit of David, and Saul's death at Mount Gilboa. Josephus provides psychological depth to the characters.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 1:22 — But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.
- 1Sam 2:11 — And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
- 1Sam 2:11 — And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
- 1Sam 2:18 — But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
- 1Sam 2:18 — But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
- 1Sam 3:21 — And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
- 1Sam 3:21 — And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
- Acts 3:24 — Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
- Amos 8:11 — Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
- Amos 8:11 — Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
- Heb 11:32 — And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
- Prov 29:18 — Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
- Ps 74:9 — We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
- Ps 74:9 — We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.