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


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.

4 Then the Lord called Samuel. Samuel answered, "Here I am."

1st Samuel 3:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli [was] laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, [that] he could not see;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:2And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see),

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, that he could not see,)

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to grow dim, that he could not see;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:2It happened at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:2And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Eli is lying down in his place, and his eyes have begun to be dim — he is not able to see.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;