1 Samuel 3:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the child{H5288} Samuel{H8050} ministered{H8334} unto Jehovah{H3068} before{H6440} Eli.{H5941} And the word{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} was precious{H3368} in those days;{H3117} there was no frequent{H6555} vision.{H2377}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the child{H5288} Samuel{H8050} ministered{H8334}{(H8764)} unto the LORD{H3068} before{H6440} Eli{H5941}. And the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} was precious{H3368} in those days{H3117}; there was no open{H6555}{(H8737)} vision{H2377}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whan the childe Samuel mynistred vnto the LORDE vnder Eli, the worde of ye LORDE was deare at the same tyme, nether was there eny sure & manifest vision.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Nowe the childe Samuel ministred vnto the Lord before Eli: and the word of the Lord was precious in those dayes: for there was no manifest vision.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the chylde Samuel ministred vnto the Lorde before Eli, and the worde of the Lord was precious in those dayes, neither was there any open vision.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; [there was] no open vision.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. The word of Yahweh was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the youth Samuel is serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah hath been precious in those days -- there is no vision broken forth.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. The word of Yahweh was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Call of Samuel Now the boy Samuel continued serving the LORD under Eli’s supervision. Receiving a message from the LORD was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 74:9 : 9 We do not see our signs: there is no more any prophet; neither is there among us any who knows how long.
  • 1 Sam 2:11 : 11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child served the LORD before Eli the priest.
  • Amos 8:11-12 : 11 Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: 12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east; they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
  • 1 Sam 2:18 : 18 But Samuel served before the LORD, being a child, wearing a linen ephod.
  • 1 Sam 3:21 : 21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh; for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
  • 1 Sam 3:15 : 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.
  • Isa 13:12 : 12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Sam 3:2-11
    10 verses
    83%

    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.

    5 And he ran to Eli, and said, Here I am; for you called me. And he said, I did not call; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

    6 And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. So Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here I am; for you did call me. And he answered, I did not call, my son; lie down again.

    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.

    11 And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do something in Israel, at which both the ears of everyone who hears it shall tingle.

  • 1 Sam 3:14-21
    8 verses
    81%

    14 And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice or offering forever.

    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.

    17 And he said, What is the thing that the LORD has said to you? Please, do not hide it from me: God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that he said to you.

    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.

    20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.

    21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh; for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 2:17-18
    2 verses
    77%

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

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

  • 1 Sam 2:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

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

    12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they did not know the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 2:26-27
    2 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?

  • 1 Sam 4:14-16
    3 verses
    72%

    14 And when Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, What does the noise of this tumult mean? And the man came in hastily and told Eli.

    15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were dim so that he could not see.

    16 And the man said to Eli, I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. And he said, What happened, my son?

  • 1 Sam 2:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    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 1:20
    72%

    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.

  • 2 Chr 15:3
    69%

    3 Now for a long time Israel has been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

  • Judg 17:6
    69%

    6 In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

  • 1 Sam 1:3
    69%

    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 15:10
    69%

    10 Then came the word of the LORD to Samuel, saying,

  • 1 Sam 9:15
    69%

    15 Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,

  • Hos 3:4
    69%

    4 For the children of Israel shall remain many days without a king, without a prince, without a sacrifice, without a pillar, without an ephod, and without household gods.

  • 1 Sam 1:12
    68%

    12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli watched her mouth.

  • Jer 1:4
    68%

    4 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • 1 Sam 8:1
    68%

    1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

  • 1 Sam 9:9
    67%

    9 (Previously in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said thus, Come, let us go to the seer: for he who is now called a Prophet was previously called a Seer.)

  • 1 Sam 7:13
    67%

    13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the territory of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

  • Jer 15:1
    67%

    1 Then the LORD said to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.

  • 1 Sam 8:21
    67%

    21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he reported them in the ears of the LORD.

  • Jer 3:16
    67%

    16 And it shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, says the LORD, they shall no longer say, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done anymore.

  • 1 Sam 7:9
    67%

    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.

  • Jer 26:1
    67%

    1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the LORD, saying,

  • 1 Sam 1:22
    67%

    22 But Hannah did not go up; for she said to her husband, I will not go up until the child is weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide forever.

  • Joel 1:1
    66%

    1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

  • 1 Sam 7:15
    66%

    15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

  • 1 Sam 15:14
    66%

    14 And Samuel said, What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?