1 Samuel 3:3
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.
2 And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.
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.
4 Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”
5 He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
- WEB
- and God’s lamp hadn’t yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down in the LORD’s temple where God’s ark was,
- ASV
- and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down [to sleep], in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was;
- DARBY
- and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was,
- BLB
- and the lamp of God was not yet extinguished, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of YHWH where there [was] the ark of God,
- ÅB
- og Guds lampe var enda ikke sluknet, og Samuel lå i Herrens helligdom, hvor Guds ark var -
- OTB
- Guds lampe hadde ennå ikke gått ut, og Samuel lå i Herrens tempel, der Guds ark var.
- B1930
- og Guds lampe var ennu ikke sluknet, og Samuel lå i Herrens helligdom, hvor Guds ark var -
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 27:4
One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
Read in contextLeviticus 24:2–4
“Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
Read in contextExodus 27:20–21
And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
Read in contextPsalms 5:7
But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.
Read in contextPsalms 29:9
The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”
Read in context2 Chronicles 13:11
Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.
Read in context1 Samuel 1:6
Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her and taunt her viciously.
Read in contextExodus 30:7–8
And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.
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