1 Samuel 2:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 3:1 : 1 Now 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.
  • 1 Sam 2:11 : 11 Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child became the servant of the Lord under the direction of Eli the priest.
  • Exod 28:4 : 4 This is what they are to make: a priest's bag, an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of coloured needlework, a head-dress, and a linen band; they are to make holy robes for Aaron your brother and for his sons, so that they may do the work of priests for me.
  • 2 Sam 6:14 : 14 And David, clothed in a linen ephod, was dancing before the Lord with all his strength.
  • 1 Sam 22:18 : 18 Then the king said to Doeg, You are to put the priests to death. And Doeg the Edomite, turning on the priests and attacking them, put to death that day eighty-five men who took up the ephod.
  • 1 Chr 15:27 : 27 And David was clothed with a robe of fair linen, as were all the Levites who took up the ark, and those who made melody, and Chenaniah the master of those who made melody; and David had on a linen ephod;
  • Lev 8:7 : 7 He put the coat on him, making it tight with its band, and then the robe, and over it the ephod, with its band of needlework to keep it in place.
  • 1 Sam 2:28 : 28 Did I take him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest and to go up to my altar to make the smoke of the offerings go up and to take up the ephod? Did I give to your father's family all the offerings made by fire by the children of Israel?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 2:11
    79%

    11 Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child became the servant of the Lord under the direction of Eli the priest.

  • 1 Sam 2:19
    78%

    19 And his mother made him a little robe and took it to him every year when she came with her husband for the year's offering.

  • 1 Sam 3:1-4
    4 verses
    77%

    1 Now 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.

    2 And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see,)

    3 And the light of God was still burning, while Samuel was sleeping in the Temple of the Lord where the ark of God was,

    4 The voice of the Lord said Samuel's name; and he said, Here am I.

  • 1 Sam 2:17
    73%

    17 And the sin of these young men was very great before the Lord; for they gave no honour to the Lord's offerings.

  • 1 Sam 2:26-28
    3 verses
    73%

    26 And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.

    27 And a man of God came to Eli and said to him, The Lord says, Did I let myself be seen by your father's people when they were in Egypt, servants in Pharaoh's house?

    28 Did I take him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest and to go up to my altar to make the smoke of the offerings go up and to take up the ephod? Did I give to your father's family all the offerings made by fire by the children of Israel?

  • 2 Sam 6:14
    73%

    14 And David, clothed in a linen ephod, was dancing before the Lord with all his strength.

  • 1 Chr 15:27
    72%

    27 And David was clothed with a robe of fair linen, as were all the Levites who took up the ark, and those who made melody, and Chenaniah the master of those who made melody; and David had on a linen ephod;

  • 1 Sam 3:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 And Samuel kept where he was, not moving till the time came for opening the doors of the house of God in the morning. And fear kept him from giving Eli an account of his vision.

    16 Then Eli said, Samuel, my son. And Samuel answering said, Here am I.

  • Lev 8:7
    71%

    7 He put the coat on him, making it tight with its band, and then the robe, and over it the ephod, with its band of needlework to keep it in place.

  • 1 Sam 1:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24 Then when she had done so, she took him with her, with a three-year old ox and an ephah of meal and a skin full of wine, and took him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh: now the child was still very young.

    25 And when they had made an offering of the ox, they took the child to Eli.

  • 1 Sam 7:9
    70%

    9 And Samuel took a young lamb, offering all of it as a burned offering to the Lord; and Samuel made prayers to the Lord for Israel and the Lord gave him an answer.

  • 1 Sam 23:6
    70%

    6 Now when Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, went in flight to David, he came down to Keilah with the ephod in his hand.

  • 1 Sam 1:20
    69%

    20 Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.

  • 1 Sam 3:7-10
    4 verses
    69%

    7 Now at that time Samuel had no knowledge of the Lord, and the revelation of the word of the Lord had not come to him.

    8 And for the third time the Lord said Samuel's name. And he got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. Then it was clear to Eli that the voice which had said the child's name was the Lord's.

    9 So Eli said to Samuel, Go back: and if the voice comes again, let your answer be, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open. So Samuel went back to his bed.

    10 Then the Lord came and said as before, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel made answer, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open.

  • 1 Sam 14:3
    69%

    3 And Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh, who had the ephod. And the people had no idea that Jonathan had gone.

  • 1 Sam 2:21-22
    2 verses
    68%

    21 And the Lord had mercy on Hannah and she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the young Samuel became older before the Lord.

    22 Now Eli was very old; and he had news from time to time of what his sons were doing to all Israel.

  • 1 Sam 30:7
    68%

    7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, Come here to me with the ephod. And Abiathar took the ephod to David.

  • Exod 31:10
    68%

    10 And the robes of needlework, the holy robes for Aaron and for his sons, for their use when acting as priests,

  • Judg 18:20
    68%

    20 Then the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod and the family gods and the pictured image and went with the people.

  • Exod 29:5
    68%

    5 Take the robes, and put the coat and the dress and the ephod and the priest's bag on Aaron; put the band of needlework round him,

  • 1 Sam 1:3
    68%

    3 Now this man went up from his town every year to give worship and to make offerings to the Lord of armies in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.

  • 1 Sam 3:18-19
    2 verses
    68%

    18 Then Samuel gave him an account of everything, keeping nothing back. And he said, It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.

    19 And Samuel became older, and the Lord was with him and let not one of his words be without effect.

  • 1 Sam 2:15
    68%

    15 And more than this, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was making the offering, Give me some of the flesh to be cooked for the priest; he has no taste for meat cooked in water, but would have you give it uncooked.

  • 1 Sam 19:24
    68%

    24 And he took off his clothing, acting like a prophet before Samuel, and falling down he was stretched out, without his clothing, all that day and all that night. This is the reason for the saying, Is even Saul among the prophets?

  • Exod 28:4
    67%

    4 This is what they are to make: a priest's bag, an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of coloured needlework, a head-dress, and a linen band; they are to make holy robes for Aaron your brother and for his sons, so that they may do the work of priests for me.

  • 1 Sam 16:11
    67%

    11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here.

  • Exod 39:2
    67%

    2 The ephod he made of gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen;

  • Judg 17:5
    67%

    5 And the man Micah had a house of gods; and he made an ephod and family gods and put one of his sons in the position of priest.

  • 1 Sam 16:6
    67%

    6 Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.

  • 1 Sam 16:2
    67%

    2 And Samuel said, How is it possible for me to go? If Saul gets news of it he will put me to death. And the Lord said, Take a young cow with you and say, I have come to make an offering to the Lord.

  • Exod 35:19
    67%

    19 The robes of needlework for the work of the holy place, the holy robes for Aaron the priest, and the robes for his sons when acting as priests.

  • 1 Sam 1:28
    67%

    28 So I have given him to the Lord; for all his life he is the Lord's. Then he gave the Lord worship there.

  • 1 Sam 15:17
    67%

    17 And Samuel said, Though you may seem little to yourself, are you not head of the tribes of Israel? for the Lord with the holy oil made you king over Israel,

  • 1 Sam 18:4
    67%

    4 And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.

  • 1 Sam 7:5
    67%

    5 Then Samuel said, Let all Israel come to Mizpah and I will make prayer to the Lord for you.

  • 1 Sam 15:27
    66%

    27 And when Samuel was turning round to go away, Saul took the skirt of his robe in his hand, and the cloth came away.

  • Lev 16:32
    66%

    32 And the man on whose head the holy oil has been put, and who has been marked out to be a priest in his father's place, will do what is necessary to take away sin, and will put on the linen clothing, even the holy robes:

  • 1 Sam 12:2
    66%

    2 And now, see, the king is before you: and I am old and grey-headed, and my sons are with you: I have been living before your eyes from my early days till now.