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1 Samuel 3:1

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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.

2 And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.

3 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.

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
The child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. The LORD’s word was rare in those days. There were not many visions, then.
ASV
And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
DARBY
And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.
BLB
And the boy Samuel ministered to YHWH before the face of Eli. And the word of YHWH was rare in those days; [there was] no vision broken forth.
ÅB
Gutten Samuel tjente Herren under Elis tilsyn, og Herrens ord var dyrt i de dager; av syner var der lite.
OTB
Gutten Samuel tjente for Herren under Eli. I de dager var Herrens ord sjeldent; syner var ikke utbredt.
B1930
Gutten Samuel tjente Herren under Elis tilsyn, og Herrens ord var dyrt i de dager; av syner var der lite.

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  • Amos 8:11–12

    Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD.

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  • Psalms 74:9

    There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.

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  • 1 Samuel 3:21

    And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:11

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

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  • 1 Samuel 2:18

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

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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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