1 Samuel 3:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 33:14-15 : 14 For God gives his word in one way, even in two, and man is not conscious of it: 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep comes on men, while they take their rest on their beds;
  • 1 Cor 13:11-12 : 11 When I was a child, I made use of a child's language, I had a child's feelings and a child's thoughts: now that I am a man, I have put away the things of a child. 12 For now we see things in a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now my knowledge is in part; then it will be complete, even as God's knowledge of me.

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    93%

    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.

    5And running to Eli he said, Here am I, for you said my name. And Eli said, I did not say your name; go to your rest again. So he went back to his bed.

    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.

  • 1 Sam 3:15-21
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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.

    17And he said, What did the Lord say to you? Do not keep it from me: may God's punishment be on you if you keep from me anything he said to you.

    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 3:9-11
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    88%

    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.

    11And the Lord said to Samuel, See, I will do a thing in Israel at which the ears of everyone hearing of it will be burning.

  • 1 Sam 1:20
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    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.

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    15Now the day before Saul came, the word of God had come to Samuel, saying,

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    3And send for Jesse to be present at the offering, and I will make clear to you what you are to do: and you are to put the holy oil on him whose name I give you.

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

  • 2 Sam 1:7-8
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    7And looking back, he saw me and gave a cry to me. And answering him I said, Here am I.

    8And he said to me, Who are you? And I said, I am an Amalekite.

  • 1 Sam 28:15
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    15And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you made me come up, troubling my rest? And Saul in answer said, I am in great danger; for the Philistines are making war on me, and God has gone away from me and will no longer give me any answer, by the prophets or by dreams: so I have sent for you to make clear to me what I am to do.

  • 1 Sam 2:26-27
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    26And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.

    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?

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    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.

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    14And Eli, hearing the noise and the cries, said, What is the reason of this outcry? And the man came quickly and gave the news to Eli.

  • 1 Sam 15:10
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    10Then the Lord said to Samuel,

  • 1 Sam 7:8-9
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    8And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Go on crying to the Lord our God for us to make us safe from the hands of the Philistines.

    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.

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    17Then Samuel sent for the people to come together before the Lord at Mizpah;

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    17And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, This is the man of whom I gave you word! he it is who is to have authority over my people.

    18Then Saul came up to Samuel in the doorway of the town and said, Give me directions, if you will be so good, to the house of the seer.

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    14And Samuel said, What then is this sound of the crying of sheep and the noise of oxen which comes to my ears?

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    26And she said, O my lord, as your soul is living, my lord, I am that woman who was making a prayer to the Lord here by your side:

  • 1 Sam 2:11
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    11Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child became the servant of the Lord under the direction of Eli the priest.

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    11Then 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.

  • 1 Sam 9:26-27
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    69%

    26And about dawn Samuel said to Saul on the roof, Get up so that I may send you away. So Saul got up, and he and Samuel went out together.

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    18So Samuel made prayer to the Lord; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people were in fear of the Lord and of Samuel.