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1 Samuel 3:20 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 3 · verse 20
And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.1 Samuel 3:20 · King James Version
1 Samuel 3:20 in context
18And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
19And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
20And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
21And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- establishedʼâmanproperly, to build up or supportH539 →
- BeershebaBᵉʼêr ShebaʻBeer-Sheba, a place in PalestineH884 →
- prophetnâbîyʼa prophet or inspired manH5030 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- SamuelShᵉmûwʼêlShemuel, the name of three IsraelitesH8050 →
- knewyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
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Samuel being thus brought acquainted with the visions of God, we have here an account of the further honour done him as a prophet. I. God did him honour. Having begun to favour him, he carried on and crowned his own work in him: Samuel grew, for the Lord was with him, Sa1 3:19.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-21