1 Samuel 3:2
Eli’s eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place,
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Referenced Verses
- 1 Sam 4:15 : 15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes looked straight ahead; he was unable to see.
- Gen 27:1 : 1 Jacob Cheats Esau out of the Blessing When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he was almost blind, he called his older son Esau and said to him,“My son!”“Here I am!” Esau replied.
- Gen 48:10 : 10 Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of his age; he was not able to see well. So Joseph brought his sons near to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
- Gen 48:19 : 19 But his father refused and said,“I know, my son, I know. He too will become a nation and he too will become great. In spite of this, his younger brother will be even greater and his descendants will become a multitude of nations.”
- 1 Sam 2:22 : 22 Eli was very old. And he would hear about everything that his sons used to do to all the people of Israel and how they used to go to bed with the women who were stationed at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
- Ps 90:10 : 10 The days of our lives add up to seventy years, or eighty, if one is especially strong. But even one’s best years are marred by trouble and oppression. Yes, they pass quickly and we fly away.
- Eccl 12:3 : 3 when those who keep watch over the house begin to tremble, and the virile men begin to stoop over, and the grinders begin to cease because they grow few, and those who look through the windows grow dim,
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- 1 Sam 4:13-164 verses85%
13 When he arrived in Shiloh, Eli was sitting in his chair on the lookout by the side of the road, for he was very worried about the ark of God. As the man entered the city to give his report, the whole city cried out.
14 When Eli heard the outcry, he said,“What is this commotion?” The man quickly came and told Eli.
15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes looked straight ahead; he was unable to see.
16 The man said to Eli,“I am the one who came from the battle lines! Just today I fled from the battle lines!” Eli asked,“How did things go, my son?”
- 1 Sam 3:3-1715 verses83%
3 and the lamp of God had not yet been extinguished. Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD as well; the ark of God was also there.
4 The LORD called to Samuel, and he replied,“Here I am!”
5 Then he ran to Eli and said,“Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli said,“I didn’t call you. Go back and lie down.” So he went back and lay down.
6 The LORD again called,“Samuel!” So Samuel got up and went to Eli and said,“Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli said,“I didn’t call you, my son. Go back and lie down.”
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD; the LORD’s messages had not yet been revealed to him.
8 Then the LORD called Samuel a third time. So he got up and went to Eli and said,“Here I am, for you called me!” Eli then realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.
9 So Eli said to Samuel,“Go back and lie down. When he calls you, say,“Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.” So Samuel went back and lay down in his place.
10 Then the LORD came and stood nearby, calling as he had previously done,“Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel replied,“Speak, for your servant is listening!”
11 The LORD said to Samuel,“Look! I am about to do something in Israel; when anyone hears about it, both of his ears will tingle.
12 On that day I will carry out against Eli everything that I spoke about his house– from start to finish!
13 You should tell him that I am about to judge his house forever because of the sin that he knew about. For his sons were cursing God, and he did not rebuke them.
14 Therefore I swore an oath to the house of Eli,‘The sin of the house of Eli can never be forgiven by sacrifice or by grain offering.’”
15 So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the LORD’s house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.
16 However, Eli called Samuel and said,“Samuel, my son!” He replied,“Here I am.”
17 Eli said,“What message did he speak to you? Don’t conceal it from me. God will judge you severely if you conceal from me anything that he said to you!”
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1 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.
- 1 Sam 2:20-234 verses73%
20 Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife saying,“May the LORD establish descendants for you from this woman in place of the one that she dedicated to the LORD.”Then they would go to their home.
21 And indeed the LORD attended to Hannah. She got pregnant and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. But the boy Samuel grew up before the LORD.
22 Eli was very old. And he would hear about everything that his sons used to do to all the people of Israel and how they used to go to bed with the women who were stationed at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
23 So he said to them,“Why do you do these things, these evil things which I hear about from all these people?
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18 When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward from his chair beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.
- 1 Sam 2:26-272 verses70%
26 However, the boy Samuel was growing up and finding favor both with the LORD and with people.
27 The Lord Judges the House of Eli Then a man of God came to Eli and said to him,“This is what the LORD has said:‘I plainly revealed myself to your ancestor’s house when they were slaves to the house of Pharaoh in Egypt.
- 1 Sam 2:11-122 verses70%
11 Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. Eli’s Sons Misuse Their Sacred OfficeThe boy was serving the LORD with the favor of Eli the priest.
12 But the sons of Eli were wicked men. They did not acknowledge the LORD’s authority.
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1 Israel Seeks a King In his old age Samuel appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
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20 Then Hannah became pregnant. Hannah Dedicates Samuel to the LordIn the course of time she gave birth to a son. And she named him Samuel, thinking,“I asked the LORD for him.”
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18 Now Samuel was ministering with the favor of the LORD. The boy was dressed in a linen ephod.
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21 Then the LORD again appeared in Shiloh, for it was in Shiloh that the LORD had revealed himself to Samuel through a message from the LORD.
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1 Jacob Cheats Esau out of the Blessing When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he was almost blind, he called his older son Esau and said to him,“My son!”“Here I am!” Esau replied.
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9 So Hannah got up after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. At the time Eli the priest was sitting in his chair by the doorpost of the LORD’s sanctuary.
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3 This man would go up from his city year after year to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of Heaven’s Armies at Shiloh.(It was there that the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, served as the LORD’s priests.)
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33 Any man of yours that I do not cut off from my altar, I will cause his eyes to fail and will cause him grief. All of those born to your family will die by the sword of man.
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19 Samuel continued to grow, and the LORD was with him. None of his prophecies fell to the ground unfulfilled.
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20 When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said,“O LORD, open their eyes, so they can see.” The LORD opened their eyes and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.
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10 Now Israel’s eyes were failing because of his age; he was not able to see well. So Joseph brought his sons near to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
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2 Now look! This king walks before you. As for me, I am old and gray, though my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from the time of my youth till the present day.
- 1 Sam 1:12-143 verses66%
12 It turned out that she did a great deal of praying before the LORD. Meanwhile Eli was watching her mouth.
13 As for Hannah, she was speaking in her mind. Only her lips were moving; her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was a drunkard.
14 Then he said to her,“How much longer do you intend to get drunk? Put away your wine!”
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3 Eyes will no longer be blind and ears will be attentive.
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11 The ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were killed.
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17 Because of this, our hearts are sick; because of these things, we can hardly see through our tears.
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25 They slaughtered the bull, then brought the boy to Eli.
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18 As they approached him, Elisha prayed to the LORD,“Strike these people with blindness.” The LORD struck them with blindness as Elisha requested.
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3 when those who keep watch over the house begin to tremble, and the virile men begin to stoop over, and the grinders begin to cease because they grow few, and those who look through the windows grow dim,