1 Samuel 3 - Study the King James Bible

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.

the child: 1 Samuel 3:15, 1 Samuel 2:11, 1 Samuel 2:18
the word: 1 Samuel 3:21, Psalms 74:9, Isaiah 13:12, Amos 8:11, Amos 8:12
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 1:22 - and there Proverbs 29:18 - there Isaiah 22:1 - of vision Matthew 20:2 - he sent Acts 3:24 - Samuel Hebrews 11:32 - Samuel

And 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;

his eyes: 1 Samuel 2:22, 1 Samuel 4:15, Genesis 27:1, Genesis 48:19, Psalms 90:10, Ecclesiastes 12:3
Reciprocal: Genesis 48:10 - the eyes 1 Kings 14:4 - for his eyes Ecclesiastes 12:2 - the sun

And 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;

ere: Before sun-rise: for it is probable the lamps were extinguished before the rising of the sun; see the parallel passages.
the lamp: Exodus 27:20, Exodus 27:21, Exodus 30:7, Exodus 30:8, Leviticus 24:2-4, 2 Chronicles 13:11
the temple: 1 Samuel 1:6, Psalms 5:7, Psalms 27:4, Psalms 29:9
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 1:9 - General

That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

called Samuel: Genesis 22:1, Exodus 3:4, Psalms 99:6, Acts 9:4, 1 Corinthians 12:6-11, 1 Corinthians 12:28, Galatians 1:15, Galatians 1:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 28:16 - and I Genesis 31:11 - Here am I Genesis 37:13 - Here am I Genesis 46:2 - Jacob Leviticus 24:2 - that they 1 Samuel 3:10 - as at other 1 Samuel 3:21 - the word Isaiah 58:9 - Here Matthew 11:25 - and hast Acts 9:5 - Who Acts 9:10 - Behold

And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.

1 Samuel 4:16, Genesis 43:29, 2 Samuel 18:22, Matthew 9:2
Reciprocal: Genesis 31:11 - Here am I Exodus 3:4 - Moses Ruth 2:8 - my daughter 1 Samuel 25:8 - thy son John 20:16 - Mary

Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

Now Samuel: Or, Thus did Samuel before he knew the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was revealed unto him.
did not yet: Samuel was not destitute of the knowledge of God, in that sense which implies the total absence of true piety, as Eli's sons were; for he knew and worshipped the God of Israel, but he did not know him as communicating special revelations of his will to him, in the manner in which he made it known to the prophets. Jeremiah 9:24, Acts 19:2
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:12 - knew

And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.

the third: Job 33:14, Job 33:15, although Samuel did not apprehend the way in which God reveals himself to his servants the prophets - by the "still small voice" - yet when this direct communication from the Almighty was made the third time, in a way altogether new and strange to him, it seems astonishing that he did not immediately apprehend. Perhaps he would have been sooner aware of a divine revelation, had it come in a dream or a vision. Those who have the greatest knowledge of divine things, should remember the time when they were as babes, unskilful in the word of righteousness. 1 Corinthians 13:11, 1 Corinthians 13:12
Reciprocal: Genesis 31:11 - Here am I Genesis 37:13 - Here am I Exodus 3:4 - Moses 1 Samuel 3:10 - as at other Acts 9:10 - Behold

Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

Speak: Exodus 20:19, Psalms 85:8, Isaiah 6:8, Daniel 10:19, Acts 9:6
Reciprocal: Joshua 5:14 - What saith

10.

And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

the Lord came: This seems to imply a visible appearance, as well as an audible voice.
as at other: 1 Samuel 3:4-6, 1 Samuel 3:8, Samuel did not now rise and run as before, when thought he Eli called, but lay still and listened. All must be silent, when God speaks. Observe, however, Samuel in his reply left out one word: he did not say, Speak, Lord, but only Speak, for thy servant heareth; perhaps, as Bp. Patrick suggests, out of uncertainty, whether it was God that spake to him or not. However, by this answer way was made for the message he was now to receive, and Samuel was brought acquainted with the words of God and visions of the Almighty.
Reciprocal: Genesis 22:11 - Abraham Genesis 46:2 - Jacob Exodus 3:4 - Moses Joshua 5:14 - What saith Daniel 10:19 - Let John 20:16 - Mary Acts 10:4 - What Acts 22:7 - Saul

11.

And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.

I will do: Isaiah 29:14, Amos 3:6, Amos 3:7, Habakkuk 1:5, Acts 13:41
both the ears: 2 Kings 21:12, Isaiah 28:19, Jeremiah 19:3, Luke 21:26
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 4:1 - came 1 Samuel 4:17 - Israel Job 41:9 - shall Jeremiah 28:8 - prophesied

12.

In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.

I will perform: 1 Samuel 2:27-36, Numbers 23:19, Joshua 23:15, Zechariah 1:6, Luke 21:33
when I begin: etc. Heb. beginning and ending
Reciprocal: Leviticus 14:35 - a plague Judges 4:24 - prospered 1 Samuel 2:34 - a sign 1 Samuel 4:18 - his neck 1 Samuel 22:18 - fourscore 1 Kings 2:27 - that he 2 Kings 15:37 - began Jeremiah 30:24 - fierce Ezekiel 21:5 - it shall Hosea 4:6 - I will also Nahum 1:9 - he Titus 1:6 - having

13.

For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.

For I have told him: or, And I will tell him, etc. 1 Samuel 2:27-30, 1 Samuel 2:31-36
I will: 2 Chronicles 20:12, Ezekiel 7:3, Ezekiel 18:30, Joel 3:12
which he knoweth: 1 Kings 2:44, Ecclesiastes 7:22, 1 John 3:20
his sons: 1 Samuel 2:12, 1 Samuel 2:17, 1 Samuel 2:22, 1 Samuel 2:23-26
vile: or, accursed
restrained them not: Heb. frowned not upon them, 1 Samuel 2:23-25, 1 Kings 1:6, Proverbs 19:18, Proverbs 23:13, Proverbs 23:14, Proverbs 29:15, Matthew 10:37
Reciprocal: Leviticus 20:4 - and kill Leviticus 21:9 - the daughter Judges 18:7 - magistrate 1 Samuel 1:3 - And the 1 Samuel 4:18 - his neck 1 Samuel 9:17 - reign over 1 Samuel 12:2 - my sons 2 Chronicles 14:4 - commanded Psalms 109:13 - Let his Proverbs 24:25 - them Daniel 11:21 - a vile person Nahum 1:14 - for 1 Timothy 3:5 - if Titus 1:6 - having Hebrews 12:7 - for what

14.

And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

the iniquity: 1 Samuel 2:25, Numbers 15:30, Numbers 15:31, Psalms 51:16, Isaiah 22:14, Jeremiah 7:16, Jeremiah 15:1, Ezekiel 24:13, Hebrews 10:4-10, Hebrews 10:26-31
Reciprocal: Leviticus 9:7 - offer thy Leviticus 20:4 - and kill Leviticus 21:9 - the daughter Joshua 24:19 - he will not Malachi 2:12 - and him

15.

And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.

opened: 1 Samuel 1:9, Malachi 1:10
Samuel: Samuel reverenced Eli as a father, and feared to distress him by shewing what God had purposed to do. It does not appear that God commanded Samuel to deliver this message; he therefore did not attempt it till adjured by Eli. It might be supposed that Samuel would have been so full of ecstasy as to have forgotten his ordinary service, and run amongst his friends to tell them of the converse he had with God in the night, but he modestly keeps it to himself. Our secret communion with God is not to be proclaimed on the house-top.
feared: Jeremiah 1:6-8, 1 Corinthians 16:10, 1 Corinthians 16:11
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:11 - minister 1 Samuel 3:1 - the child 1 Chronicles 9:27 - the opening Esther 6:12 - came again Daniel 8:27 - and did

16.

Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:11 - Here am I Genesis 37:13 - Here am I Ruth 2:8 - my daughter 1 Samuel 12:2 - my sons

17.

And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.

I pray thee: Psalms 141:5, Daniel 4:19, Micah 2:7
God: 1 Samuel 20:13, Ruth 1:17, 2 Samuel 3:35, 2 Samuel 19:13, 1 Kings 22:16, Matthew 26:63
more also: Heb. so add
thing: or, word
Reciprocal: Numbers 23:17 - What 1 Samuel 25:22 - So and more 2 Samuel 3:9 - So do God 2 Samuel 14:18 - Hide not 2 Kings 6:31 - God do so Jeremiah 38:14 - I will Jeremiah 42:4 - I will keep

18.

And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.

every whit: Heb. all the things, or, words, Whit, or wid, comes from the Anglo-Saxon wiht, which signifies person, thing, etc.: every whit is every thing: equivalent to every jot.
It is the Lord: Genesis 18:25, Judges 10:15, 2 Samuel 16:10-12, Job 1:21, Job 2:10, Psalms 39:9, Isaiah 39:8, Lamentations 3:39, 1 Peter 5:6
Reciprocal: Leviticus 10:3 - Aaron Joshua 9:25 - as it seemeth 1 Samuel 22:3 - till I know 2 Samuel 10:12 - the Lord 2 Samuel 14:18 - Hide not 2 Samuel 15:26 - let 2 Kings 4:26 - It is well 2 Kings 20:19 - Good 1 Chronicles 19:13 - let the Lord Jeremiah 34:6 - General Jeremiah 38:14 - I will Jeremiah 42:4 - I will keep Daniel 4:35 - and he Jonah 4:8 - and wished Micah 7:9 - bear Acts 21:14 - The will James 4:7 - Submit

19.

And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

grew: 1 Samuel 2:21, Judges 13:24, Luke 1:80, Luke 2:40, Luke 2:52
the Lord: 1 Samuel 18:14, Genesis 39:2, Genesis 39:21-23, Isaiah 43:2, Matthew 1:23, Luke 1:28, 2 Corinthians 13:11, 2 Corinthians 13:14, 2 Timothy 4:22
let none: 1 Samuel 9:6, 1 Kings 8:56, Isaiah 44:26
Reciprocal: Joshua 23:14 - not one thing 1 Samuel 12:2 - I have walked 1 Samuel 16:18 - the Lord 1 Kings 18:12 - from my youth 2 Kings 3:12 - The word 2 Kings 10:10 - fall unto the earth Ecclesiastes 12:1 - Remember Ezekiel 33:33 - when

20.

And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.

Dan: Judges 20:1, 2 Samuel 3:10, 2 Samuel 17:11
established: or, faithful, 1 Timothy 1:12
Reciprocal: Genesis 46:1 - Beersheba 1 Samuel 9:6 - all that he saith 1 Samuel 12:2 - I have walked 1 Kings 18:12 - from my youth 1 Chronicles 21:2 - Beersheba Ezekiel 33:33 - when Amos 2:11 - I raised Luke 1:80 - the child Acts 3:24 - Samuel Acts 13:20 - until

21.

And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.

And the Lord: Wyyoseph yehowah lehairaoh, "And Jehovah added to appear:" that is, He continued to reveal himself to Samuel at Shiloh.
appeared: Genesis 12:7, Genesis 15:1, Numbers 12:6, Amos 3:7, Hebrews 1:1
the word: 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Samuel 3:4
Reciprocal: Matthew 20:2 - he sent