1The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.


In Context

1 The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.

2 One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.

3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord , where the ark of God was.

1st Samuel 3:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:1And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:1Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:1And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:1And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:1And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:1And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:1The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. The word of Yahweh was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:1And the youth Samuel is serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah hath been precious in those days — there is no vision broken forth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:1And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.