3The 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.


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."

5 And he ran to Eli and said, "Here I am; you called me." But Eli said, "I did not call; go back and lie down." So he went and lay down.

1st Samuel 3:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:3And 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; ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:3Before the lamp of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:3and 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;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:3and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down to sleep, in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3And 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;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3and the lamp of God hadn't yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down [to sleep], in the temple of Yahweh, where the ark of God was;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3And the lamp of God is not yet extinguished, and Samuel is lying down in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God is,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:3And 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;