1 Samuel 2:18

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But Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.

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  • 1 Sam 3:1 : 1 The young boy Samuel was serving the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; visions were not widespread.
  • 1 Sam 2:11 : 11 'Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah, but the boy stayed to serve the LORD under the supervision of Eli the priest.'
  • Exod 28:4 : 4 These are the garments they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a finely woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so they may serve me as priests.
  • 2 Sam 6:14 : 14 David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD.
  • 1 Sam 22:18 : 18 The king then commanded Doeg, 'Turn and strike down the priests!' So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck them down. That day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
  • 1 Chr 15:27 : 27 David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah, the leader of singing. David also wore a linen ephod.
  • Lev 8:7 : 7 He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and placed the ephod on him. He tied the skillfully woven band of the ephod around him, securing it in place.
  • 1 Sam 2:28 : 28 Did I not choose them from all the tribes of Israel to be My priests, to go up to My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence? And I gave to your forefather’s family all the offerings made by fire from the Israelites.

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  • 1 Sam 2:11
    79%

    11 'Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah, but the boy stayed to serve the LORD under the supervision of Eli the priest.'

  • 1 Sam 2:19
    78%

    19 Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.

  • 1 Sam 3:1-4
    4 verses
    77%

    1 The young boy Samuel was serving the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; visions were not widespread.

    2 One day, Eli was lying in his usual place. His eyesight had begun to grow dim, so he could not see well.

    3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.

    4 Then the Lord called to Samuel, and he answered, "Here I am!"

  • 1 Sam 2:17
    73%

    17 So the sin of the young men was very great in the LORD’s sight, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.

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

    26 And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with people.

    27 Now a man of God came to Eli and said to him, ‘This is what the LORD says: Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your ancestors’ family when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh?’

    28 Did I not choose them from all the tribes of Israel to be My priests, to go up to My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence? And I gave to your forefather’s family all the offerings made by fire from the Israelites.

  • 2 Sam 6:14
    73%

    14 David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 15:27
    72%

    27 David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah, the leader of singing. David also wore a linen ephod.

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

    15 Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. He was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.

    16 But Eli called to Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." Samuel answered, "Here I am."

  • Lev 8:7
    71%

    7 He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and placed the ephod on him. He tied the skillfully woven band of the ephod around him, securing it in place.

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

    24 After she had weaned him, she took him along with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. The boy was young.

    25 They slaughtered the bull and brought the boy to Eli.

  • 1 Sam 7:9
    70%

    9 Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.

  • 1 Sam 23:6
    70%

    6 Now when Abiathar son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, he brought the ephod with him.

  • 1 Sam 1:20
    69%

    20 In the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, 'Because I asked the LORD for him.'

  • 1 Sam 3:7-10
    4 verses
    69%

    7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

    8 The Lord called Samuel a third time, and he got up and went to Eli, saying, "Here I am, for you called me." Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy.

    9 So Eli said to Samuel, "Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, 'Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

    10 The Lord came, stood there, and called as he had before: "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant is listening."

  • 1 Sam 14:3
    69%

    3 Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod—son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh—was wearing an ephod. But the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.

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

    21 And the LORD was gracious to Hannah; she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.

    22 Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

  • 1 Sam 30:7
    68%

    7 David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, "Bring me the ephod." So Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

  • Exod 31:10
    68%

    10 the woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,

  • Judg 18:20
    68%

    20 The priest was glad in his heart. He took the ephod, the household gods, and the carved image and went along with the people.

  • Exod 29:5
    68%

    5 Take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself, and the breastpiece. Fasten the ephod for him with its skillfully woven waistband.

  • 1 Sam 1:3
    68%

    3 Year after year, this man would go up from his city to worship and to offer sacrifices to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, served as priests of the LORD.

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

    18 So Samuel told him everything and did not hide anything from him. Eli said, "He is the Lord; let him do what he thinks is best."

    19 Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and he let none of Samuel's words fall to the ground.

  • 1 Sam 2:15
    68%

    15 But even before the fat was burned, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man offering the sacrifice, ‘Give the priest some meat to roast; he won’t accept boiled meat from you, but only raw.’

  • 1 Sam 19:24
    68%

    24 There he stripped off his robes and also prophesied in Samuel's presence. He lay down naked all that day and night. This is why people say, 'Is Saul also among the prophets?'

  • Exod 28:4
    67%

    4 These are the garments they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a finely woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so they may serve me as priests.

  • 1 Sam 16:11
    67%

    11 Then Samuel asked Jesse, "Are these all the young men you have?" Jesse replied, "There remains the youngest, but he is tending the sheep." Samuel said to Jesse, "Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives here."

  • Exod 39:2
    67%

    2 They made the ephod from gold, blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, and finely twisted linen.

  • Judg 17:5
    67%

    5 Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and he consecrated one of his sons to become his priest.

  • 1 Sam 16:6
    67%

    6 When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD's anointed stands here before him."

  • 1 Sam 16:2
    67%

    2 Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me." The LORD replied, "Take a young cow with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.'

  • Exod 35:19
    67%

    19 The finely woven garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.

  • 1 Sam 1:28
    67%

    28 Now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.' And they worshiped the LORD there.

  • 1 Sam 15:17
    67%

    17 Samuel said, 'Although you were small in your own eyes, were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.'

  • 1 Sam 18:4
    67%

    4 Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his armor, his sword, his bow, and his belt.

  • 1 Sam 7:5
    67%

    5 Then Samuel said, 'Assemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.'

  • 1 Sam 15:27
    66%

    27 As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.

  • Lev 16:32
    66%

    32 The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest is to make atonement. He shall put on the sacred linen garments.

  • 1 Sam 12:2
    66%

    2 Now here is the king walking before you, but I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.