1 Samuel 2:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

But Samuel served before the LORD, being a child, wearing a linen ephod.

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  • 1 Sam 3:1 : 1 And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no widespread vision.
  • 1 Sam 2:11 : 11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child served the LORD before Eli the priest.
  • Exod 28:4 : 4 And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may serve Me as priest.
  • 2 Sam 6:14 : 14 And David danced before the LORD with all his might, and David was girded with a linen ephod.
  • 1 Sam 22:18 : 18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn you, and attack the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he attacked the priests, and killed on that day eighty-five persons that wore a linen ephod.
  • 1 Chr 15:27 : 27 And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also wore an ephod of linen.
  • Lev 8:7 : 7 And he put the coat on him, girded him with the girdle, clothed him with the robe, put the ephod on him, girded him with the embroidered girdle of the ephod, and bound it to him with it.
  • 1 Sam 2:28 : 28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give to the house of your father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 2:11
    79%

    11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child served the LORD before Eli the priest.

  • 1 Sam 2:19
    78%

    19 Moreover, his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him each year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

  • 1 Sam 3:1-4
    4 verses
    77%

    1 And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no widespread vision.

    2 And it happened at that time, when Eli was lying down in his place, and his eyes had begun to grow dim, that he could not see;

    3 And before the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was lying down,

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

  • 1 Sam 2:17
    73%

    17 Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD; for men despised the offering of the LORD.

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

    26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the LORD and also with men.

    27 And there came a man of God to Eli and said to him, Thus says the LORD, Did I not plainly appear to the house of your father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?

    28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give to the house of your father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

  • 2 Sam 6:14
    73%

    14 And David danced before the LORD with all his might, and David was girded with a linen ephod.

  • 1 Chr 15:27
    72%

    27 And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also wore an ephod of linen.

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

    15 And Samuel lay until morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. But Samuel was afraid to show Eli the vision.

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

  • Lev 8:7
    71%

    7 And he put the coat on him, girded him with the girdle, clothed him with the robe, put the ephod on him, girded him with the embroidered girdle of the ephod, and bound it to him with it.

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

    24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bulls, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him to the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.

    25 And they slaughtered a bull, and brought the child to Eli.

  • 1 Sam 7:9
    70%

    9 And Samuel took a nursing lamb and offered it for a whole burnt offering unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.

  • 1 Sam 23:6
    70%

    6 And it happened, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.

  • 1 Sam 1:20
    69%

    20 So it came to pass, when the time had come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 3:7-10
    4 verses
    69%

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

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

    9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, Speak, LORD; for your servant hears. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

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

  • 1 Sam 14:3
    69%

    3 Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD's priest in Shiloh, was wearing an ephod. And the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.

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

    21 And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.

    22 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did to all Israel; and how they lay with the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

  • 1 Sam 30:7
    68%

    7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray you, bring me here the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

  • Exod 31:10
    68%

    10 The garments of service, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office,

  • Judg 18:20
    68%

    20 And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, the teraphim, and the carved image, and went among the people.

  • Exod 29:5
    68%

    5 And you shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the skillfully woven belt of the ephod.

  • 1 Sam 1:3
    68%

    3 And this man went up from his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts 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 And Samuel told him everything, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD; let him do what seems good to him.

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

  • 1 Sam 2:15
    68%

    15 Also, before they burned the fat, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who sacrificed, Give meat to roast for the priest, for he will not take boiled meat from you, but raw.

  • 1 Sam 19:24
    68%

    24 And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in the same manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?

  • Exod 28:4
    67%

    4 And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, and his sons, that he may serve Me as priest.

  • 1 Sam 16:11
    67%

    11 And Samuel said to Jesse, Are these all your children? And he said, There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he keeps the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and bring him: for we will not sit down till he comes here.

  • Exod 39:2
    67%

    2 And he made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.

  • Judg 17:5
    67%

    5 And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

  • 1 Sam 16:6
    67%

    6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.

  • 1 Sam 16:2
    67%

    2 And Samuel said, How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take a heifer with you, and say, I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.

  • Exod 35:19
    67%

    19 The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.

  • 1 Sam 1:28
    67%

    28 Therefore I have also lent him to the LORD; as long as he lives he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.

  • 1 Sam 15:17
    67%

    17 And Samuel said, When you were little in your own sight, were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed you king over Israel?

  • 1 Sam 18:4
    67%

    4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, along with his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his belt.

  • 1 Sam 7:5
    67%

    5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 15:27
    66%

    27 And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it tore.

  • Lev 16:32
    66%

    32 And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:

  • 1 Sam 12:2
    66%

    2 And now, behold, the king walks before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood until this day.