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.
And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;
his eyes
1 Samuel 2:22 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did to all Israel…
1 Samuel 4:15 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that …
Genesis 27:1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, …
Genesis 48:19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he …
Psalm 90:10 The days of our years are three score years and ten; and if by reason …
Ecclesiastes 12:3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong …
And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
called Samuel
Genesis 22:1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, …
Exodus 3:4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to …
Psalm 99:6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call …
Acts 9:4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, …
1 Corinthians 12:6-11,28 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which …
Galatians 1:15,16 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, …
And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
the third
Job 33:14,15 For God speaks once, yes twice, yet man perceives it not…
Although Samuel did not apprehend the way in which God reveals himself to his servants the prophets - by the `still small voice'- yet when this direct communication from the Almighty was made the third time, in a way altogether new and strange to him, it seems astonishing that he did not immediately apprehend. Perhaps he would have been sooner aware of a divine revelation, had it come in a dream or a vision. Those who have the greatest knowledge of divine things, should remember the time when they were as babes, unskilful in the word of righteousness
1 Corinthians 13:11,12 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, …
Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
Speak
Exodus 20:19 And they said to Moses, Speak you with us, and we will hear: but …
Psalm 85:8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace …
Isaiah 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and …
Daniel 10:19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be to you, be strong, …
Acts 9:6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what will you have me …
And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
the Lord came. This seems to imply a visible appearance, as well as an audible voice.
as at other
1 Samuel 3:4-6,8 That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I…
Samuel did not now rise and run as before, when thought Eli called, but lay still and listened. All must be silent, when God speaks, Observe, however, Samuel in his reply left out one word: he did not say, Speak, Lord, but only Speak, for thy servant heareth; perhaps, as Bp. Patrick suggests, out of uncertainty, whether it was God that spake to him or not. However, by this answer way was made for the massage he now to receive, and Samuel was brought acquainted with the words of God and visions of the Almighty
And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
I will do
Isaiah 29:14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this …
Amos 3:6,7 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? …
Habakkuk 1:5 Behold you among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvelously: …
Acts 13:41 Behold, you despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work …
both the ears
2 Kings 21:12 Therefore thus said the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing …
Isaiah 28:19 From the time that it goes forth it shall take you: for morning by …
Jeremiah 19:3 And say, Hear you the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants …
Luke 21:26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things …
In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
For I have told him. or, And I will tell him, etc.
1 Samuel 2:27-30 And there came a man of God to Eli, and said to him, Thus said the …
I will
2 Chronicles 20:12 O our God, will you not judge them? for we have no might against …
Ezekiel 7:3 Now is the end come on you, and I will send my anger on you, and …
Ezekiel 18:30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according …
Joel 3:12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: …
which he knoweth
1 Kings 2:44 The king said moreover to Shimei, You know all the wickedness which …
Exodus 7:22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's …
1 John 3:20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knows …
his sons
1 Samuel 2:12,17,22,23 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD…
vile. or, accursed
restrained them not [heb] frowned not upon them
1 Samuel 2:23-25 And he said to them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil …
1 Kings 1:6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why …
Proverbs 19:18 Chasten your son while there is hope, and let not your soul spare …
Proverbs 23:13,14 Withhold not correction from the child: for if you beat him with …
Proverbs 29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself brings …
Matthew 10:37 He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: …
And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.
I pray thee
Psalm 141:5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove …
Daniel 4:19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished for one …
Micah 2:7 O you that are named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD …
God
1 Samuel 20:13 The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father …
Ruth 1:17 Where you die, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do …
2 Samuel 3:35 And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it …
2 Samuel 19:13 And say you to Amasa, Are you not of my bone, and of my flesh? God …
1 Kings 22:16 And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure you that …
Matthew 26:63 But Jesus held his peace, And the high priest answered and said to …
more also [heb] so add
thing. or, word
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
every whit [heb] all the things, or, words.
Whit, or wid, comes from the Anglo-Saxon {wiht} which signifies person, thing, etc. every whit is every thing: equivalent to every jot.
It is the Lord
Genesis 18:25 That be far from you to do after this manner, to slay the righteous …
Judges 10:15 And the children of Israel said to the LORD, We have sinned: do you …
2 Samuel 16:10-12 And the king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? …
Job 1:21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I …
Job 2:10 But he said to her, You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. …
Psalm 39:9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because you did it.
Isaiah 39:8 Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which …
Lamentations 3:39 Why does a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he …
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
grew
1 Samuel 2:21 And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bore three …
Judges 13:24 And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson: and the child …
Luke 1:80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts …
Luke 2:40,52 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: …
the Lord
1 Samuel 18:14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
Genesis 39:2,21-23 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he …
Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through …
Matthew 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, …
Luke 1:28 And the angel came in to her, and said, Hail, you that are highly …
2 Corinthians 13:11,14 Finally, brothers, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of …
2 Timothy 4:22 The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
let none
1 Samuel 9:6 And he said to him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, …
1 Kings 8:56 Blessed be the LORD, that has given rest to his people Israel, according …
Isaiah 44:26 That confirms the word of his servant, and performes the counsel …
And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
And the Lord, Wyyoseph yehowah lehairaoh, `And Jehovah added to appear:' that is, He continued to reveal himself to Samuel at Shiloh.
appeared
Genesis 12:7 And the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, To your seed will I give …
Genesis 15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, …
Numbers 12:6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, …
Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he reveals his secret to …
Hebrews 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in time past …
the word
1 Samuel 3:1,4 And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word …
