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1 Samuel 2:18

Samuel
Serving others

16 And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.

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

19 Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.

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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
Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.
KJV
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
WEB
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, clothed with a linen ephod.
ASV
But Samuel ministered before Jehovah, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
DARBY
And Samuel ministered before Jehovah, a boy girded with a linen ephod.
BLB
And Samuel ministered before YHWH, a boy girded with an ephod of linen.
ÅB
Men Samuel tjente for Herrens åsyn - en ung gutt kledd i en livkjortel av lerret.
OTB
Men Samuel tjente foran Herren—en gutt iført en lin efod.
B1930
Men Samuel tjente for Herrens åsyn - en ung gutt klædd i en livkjortel av lerret.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 28:4

    And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

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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 2:11

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

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  • 2 Samuel 6:14

    And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.

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  • 1 Samuel 22:18

    And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

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  • 1 Chronicles 15:27

    And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:28

    And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

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  • Leviticus 8:7

    And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.

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