1 Samuel 3:1

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

1 Samuel 3:1 - Amplified Bible

NOW THE boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. The word of the Lord was rare {and} precious in those days; there was no frequent {or} widely spread vision.

1 Samuel 3:1 - American Standard Version

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

1 Samuel 3:1 - Bible in Basic English

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.

1 Samuel 3:1 - Darby Bible

And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.

1 Samuel 3:1 - English Standard Version

Now the young man Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

1 Samuel 3:1 - King James 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.

1 Samuel 3:1 - La Biblia de las Americas

El joven Samuel servìa al SEÑOR en presencia de Elì. La palabra del SEÑOR escaseaba en aquellos dìas, las visiones no eran frecuentes.

1 Samuel 3:1 - The Message

The boy Samuel was serving God under Eli’s direction. This was at a time when the revelation of God was rarely heard or seen. One night Eli was sound asleep (his eyesight was very bad—he could hardly see). It was well before dawn; the sanctuary lamp was still burning. Samuel was still in bed in the Temple of God, where the Chest of God rested.

1 Samuel 3:1 - New American Standard Bible

Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD before Eli. And word from the LORD was rare in those days, visions were infrequent.

1 Samuel 3:1 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

El joven Samuel servìa (ministraba) al SEÑOR en presencia de Elì. La palabra del SEÑOR escaseaba en aquellos dìas, y las visiones no eran frecuentes.

1 Samuel 3:1 - World English Bible

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

1 Samuel 3:1 - Young's Living Translation

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.

1 Samuel 3:1 - Additional Comments

Later in this chapter God begins anew revelation of Himself, and does so with Samuel. This means that during the time Eli has been a priest, he had had no revelation from God.
Here Eli sees Samuel ministering to God, but with his own 2 sons, who were priests, he never gets to see this. Position in the church does not guarantee what kind of person servers. Sameul had no position, but is able to minister to Eli, while his sons hold high positions and never fulfill their duties.
Samuel must have known the sons well, but was not infliuenced by their evil. Amazing that Hannah left the maturity of Samuel to the priests in Shiloh, and despite what probably was some strong negative influence, God protected Samuel to grow and mature and honor God. What an amazing example of how God can lift people above the influence of their circumstances. If you know of any children in rough circumstances, you can pray with hope that God can raise them to faith and maturity despite where they are. Pray for them with faith that God will intervene.

Comments are closed.