Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the LORD, where the ark of God was. New Living Translation The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located. King James Bible 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; New King James Version and before the lamp of God went out in the tabernacle of the LORD where the ark of God was, and while Samuel was lying down, New American Standard Bible and 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, NASB 1995 and 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, NASB 1977 and 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, Legacy Standard Bible and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of Yahweh where the ark of God was, Amplified Bible and the [oil] 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, Christian Standard Bible Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located. Holman Christian Standard Bible Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the tabernacle of the LORD, where the ark of God was located. American Standard Version and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down to sleep, in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was; Contemporary English Version and Samuel was sleeping on a mat near the sacred chest in the LORD's house. They had not been asleep very long English Revised Version and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down to sleep, in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was; GOD'S WORD® Translation The lamp in God's temple hadn't gone out yet, and Samuel was asleep in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was kept. Good News Translation Samuel was sleeping in the sanctuary, where the sacred Covenant Box was. Before dawn, while the lamp was still burning, International Standard Version The lamp of God had not yet been extinguished, and Samuel was lying down in the tent of the LORD where the Ark of God was. Majority Standard Bible Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located. NET Bible 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. New Heart English Bible and the lamp of God hadn't yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple, where the ark of God was, Webster's Bible Translation 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; World English Bible and God’s lamp hadn’t yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down in Yahweh’s temple where God’s ark was, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the lamp of God is not yet extinguished, and Samuel is lying down in the temple of YHWH, where the Ark of God [is], Young's Literal Translation And the lamp of God is not yet extinguished, and Samuel is lying down in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God is, Smith's Literal Translation And before the lamp of God shall go out, and Samuel lay down in the edifice of Jehovah where there the ark of God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBefore the lamp of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, to prevent the lamp of God from going out, Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was. New American Bible The lamp of God was not yet extinguished, and Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was. New Revised Standard Version 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the lamp of the LORD was not yet put out, and Samuel was lying down to sleep in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the lamp of LORD JEHOVAH had not yet gone out, and Shemueil lay down in the temple of LORD JEHOVAH where the ark of God was OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down to sleep in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, Brenton Septuagint Translation And the lamp of God was burning before it was trimmed, and Samuel slept in the temple, where was the ark of God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD Calls Samuel…2And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room. 3Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located. 4Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”… Cross References Exodus 25:31-40 Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. / Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. / There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extend from the lampstand. ... Leviticus 24:2-4 “Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually. / Outside the veil of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps continually before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come. / He shall tend the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually. Numbers 8:2-3 “Speak to Aaron and tell him: ‘When you set up the seven lamps, they are to light the area in front of the lampstand.’” / And Aaron did so; he set up the lamps facing toward the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 2 Chronicles 13:11 Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him. 2 Chronicles 29:7 They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn incense or present burnt offerings in the Holy Place of the God of Israel. 2 Chronicles 29:25-30 Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets. / The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. / And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. ... Psalm 18:28 For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness. Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Isaiah 42:6-7 “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, / to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house. Isaiah 60:1-3 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. / For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you. / Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Matthew 5:14-16 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. / Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. / In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 25:1-13 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ... Mark 4:21 Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand? Luke 11:33-36 No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light. / Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness. / Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness. ... John 1:4-9 In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. / The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. / There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John. ... Treasury of Scripture 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; ere. the lamp Exodus 27:20,21 And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always… Exodus 30:7,8 And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it… Leviticus 24:2-4 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually… the temple 1 Samuel 1:6 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. Psalm 5:7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. Psalm 27:4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple. Jump to Previous Ark Burning Ere Extinguished Hadn't Lamp Light Samuel Sleep Sleeping Temple WithinJump to Next Ark Burning Ere Extinguished Hadn't Lamp Light Samuel Sleep Sleeping Temple Within1 Samuel 3 1. How the word of the Lord was first revealed to Samuel11. God tells Samuel the destruction of Eli's house 15. Samuel, though loath, tells Eli the vision 19. Samuel grows in credit Before the lamp of God had gone out This phrase refers to the lampstand in the tabernacle, which was to burn from evening until morning as commanded in Exodus 27:20-21. The lamp symbolizes God's presence and guidance, illuminating the spiritual darkness. The timing "before the lamp of God had gone out" suggests the early morning hours, a time of transition from darkness to light, symbolizing the dawning of a new era in Israel's history through Samuel's prophetic ministry. Theologically, it underscores the continuity of God's presence and the hope of divine revelation even in times of spiritual decline. Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was located "It was night in the sanctuary. The high priest slept in one of the adjacent chambers, and the attendant ministers in another. In the centre, on the left of the entrance, stood the seven-branched candlestick, now mentioned for the last time; superseded in the reign of Solomon by the ten separate candlesticks, but revived after the Captivity by the copy of the one candlestick with seven branches, as it is still seen on the Arch of Titus. It was the only light of the Tabernacle during the night, was solemnly lighted every evening, as in the devotions of the Eastern world, both Mussulman and Christian, and extinguished just before morning, when the doors were opened. " In the deep silence of that early morning, before the sun had risen, when the sacred light was still burning, came through the mouth of the innocent child the doom of the house of Ithamar."--Stanley, Lectures on the Jewish Church, Part I. The Lord called Samuel.--It seems probable that the voice came from out of the "visible glory," the Shekinah, which on that solemn night of the calling of the child-prophet no doubt rested on its chosen earthly throne--the mercy-seat of God--which formed the top of the Ark, and which was overshadowed by the outspread wings of the golden Cherubim. Hebrew Beforeטֶ֣רֶם (ṭe·rem) Adverb Strong's 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before the lamp וְנֵ֤ר (wə·nêr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5216: A lamp, light of God אֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative had gone out, יִכְבֶּ֔ה (yiḵ·beh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3518: To be quenched or extinguished, to go out Samuel וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל (ū·šə·mū·’êl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel was lying down שֹׁכֵ֑ב (šō·ḵêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7901: To lie down in the temple בְּהֵיכַ֣ל (bə·hê·ḵal) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1964: A large public building, palace, temple of the LORD, יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel where אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the ark אֲר֥וֹן (’ă·rō·wn) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 727: A chest, ark of God אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative was located. שָׁ֖ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither Links 1 Samuel 3:3 NIV1 Samuel 3:3 NLT 1 Samuel 3:3 ESV 1 Samuel 3:3 NASB 1 Samuel 3:3 KJV 1 Samuel 3:3 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 3:3 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 3:3 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 3:3 French Bible 1 Samuel 3:3 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 3:3 And the lamp of God hadn't yet (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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