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1 Samuel 2:11

EliElkanahRamah
Serving others

9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.

12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.

13 And the priests’ custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;

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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

    But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

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  • 1 Samuel 3:1

    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.

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  • 1 Samuel 1:28

    Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.

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  • 1 Samuel 1:19

    And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.

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  • 1 Samuel 3:15

    And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.

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