1 Samuel 2:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Luke 2:52 : 52 And Jesus was increasing in wisdom and in years, and in grace before God and men.
  • Acts 2:47 : 47 Giving praise to God, and having the approval of all the people; and every day the number of those who had salvation was increased by the Lord.
  • Rom 14:18 : 18 And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.
  • 1 Sam 2:21 : 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.
  • Prov 3:3 : 3 Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart;
  • Luke 1:80 : 80 And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.
  • Luke 2:40 : 40 And the child became tall and strong and full of wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

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  • 1 Sam 3:18-21
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    78%

    18Then 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.

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

    20And it was clear to all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba that Samuel had been made a prophet of the Lord.

    21And the Lord was seen again in Shiloh; for the Lord gave to Samuel in Shiloh the revelation of his word.

  • 1 Sam 2:17-22
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    77%

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

    18But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.

    19And 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.

    20And every year Eli gave Elkanah and his wife a blessing, saying, May the Lord give you offspring by this woman in exchange for the child you have given to the Lord. And they went back to their house.

    21And 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.

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

  • Luke 2:52
    73%

    52And Jesus was increasing in wisdom and in years, and in grace before God and men.

  • 1 Sam 3:1-4
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    73%

    1Now 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.

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

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

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

  • 1 Sam 1:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19And early in the morning they got up, and after worshipping before the Lord they went back to Ramah, to their house: and Elkanah had connection with his wife; and the Lord kept her in mind.

    20Now 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.

  • Judg 13:24
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    24So the woman gave birth to a son, and gave him the name Samson; and he became a man and the blessing of the Lord was on him.

  • 1 Sam 2:11
    71%

    11Then 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 2:25
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    25If one man does wrong to another, God will be his judge: but if a man's sin is against the Lord, who will take up his cause? But they gave no attention to the voice of their father, for it was the Lord's purpose to send destruction on them.

  • 1 Sam 3:6-10
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    70%

    6And again the Lord said, Samuel. And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. But he said in answer, I said nothing, my son; go to your rest again.

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

    8And 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.

    9So 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.

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

  • Luke 2:40
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    40And the child became tall and strong and full of wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

  • 1 Sam 3:15-16
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    15And 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.

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

  • 1 Sam 2:27
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    27And 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?

  • 1 Sam 8:21
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    21Then Samuel, after hearing all the people had to say, went and gave an account of it to the Lord.

  • 1 Sam 12:6
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    6And Samuel said to the people, The Lord is witness, who gave authority to Moses and Aaron, and who took your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

  • 1 Sam 8:1
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    1Now when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.

  • 1 Sam 7:15
    67%

    15And Samuel was judge of Israel all the days of his life.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

  • 1 Sam 15:10
    67%

    10Then the Lord said to Samuel,

  • Exod 11:3
    67%

    3And the Lord gave the people grace in the eyes of the Egyptians. For the man Moses was highly honoured in the land of Egypt, by Pharaoh's servants and the people.

  • 1 Sam 18:14
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    14And in all his undertakings David did wisely; and the Lord was with him.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

  • 1 Sam 7:13
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    13So the Philistines were overcome, and did not come into the country of Israel again: and all the days of Samuel the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines.

  • 2 Sam 5:10
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    10And David became greater and greater; for the Lord, the God of armies, was with him.

  • 1 Sam 16:22
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    22And Saul sent to Jesse saying, Let David be with me, for he is pleasing to me.

  • Gen 26:13
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    13And his wealth became very great, increasing more and more;

  • 1 Sam 7:9
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    9And 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 18:16
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    16But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.

  • 1 Sam 13:15
    66%

    15Then Samuel went up from Gilgal and the rest of the people went up after Saul against the men of war, and they came from Gilgal to Gibeah in the land of Benjamin: and Saul took the number of the people who were with him, about six hundred men.

  • 1 Sam 15:17
    66%

    17And 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 10:9
    66%

    9And it came about, that when he went away from Samuel, God gave him a changed heart: and all those signs took place that day.

  • 1 Chr 11:9
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    9And David became greater and greater in power, because the Lord of armies was with him.