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1 Samuel 3:1 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 3 · verse 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.1 Samuel 3:1 · King James Version
1 Samuel 3:1 in context
1And 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.
2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;
3And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
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- ministeredshârathto attend as a menial or worshipperH8334 →
- preciousyâqârvaluableH3368 →
- SamuelShᵉmûwʼêlShemuel, the name of three IsraelitesH8050 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- childnaʻara boy , from the age of infancy to adolescenceH5288 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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To make way for the account of God's revealing himself first to Samuel, we are here told, 1. How industrious Samuel was in serving God, according as his place and capacity were (Sa1 3:1): The child Samuel, though but a child, ministered unto the Lord before Eli.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10