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1 Samuel 2:11

EliElkanahRamah
Serving others

9 He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

10 Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”

Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.

12 Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD

13 or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.
KJV
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
WEB
Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. The child served the LORD before Eli the priest.
ASV
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest.
DARBY
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the boy ministered to Jehovah in the presence of Eli the priest.
BLB
And Elkanah went to Ramath to his house, and the boy had been ministering to YHWH before Eli the priest.
ÅB
Så dro Elkana hjem igjen til Rama, men gutten tjente Herren under Elis, prestens, tilsyn.
OTB
Så dro Elkana tilbake til sitt hjem i Rama, men gutten ble igjen for å tjene Herren under presten Eli.
B1930
Så drog Elkana hjem igjen til Rama, men gutten tjente Herren under Elis, prestens, tilsyn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 2:18

    Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.

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  • 1 Samuel 3:1

    And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.

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  • 1 Samuel 1:28

    I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.

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  • 1 Samuel 1:19

    The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.

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  • 1 Samuel 3:15

    Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,

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