1 Samuel 3:1
What does 1 Samuel 3:1 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 3:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And 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.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see),
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Amos 8:11
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, 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 Jehovah.
- 1 Samuel 2:11
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest.
- 1 Samuel 3:21
And Jehovah appeared again in Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.
- 1 Samuel 2:18
But Samuel ministered before Jehovah, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
- Psalms 74:9
We see not our signs: There is no more any prophet; Neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
- 1 Samuel 3:15
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.
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