1 Samuel 3:3 - Easy To Read Version

³ Samuel lay in bed in the Lord’s Holy Building. [35] God’s Holy Box [36] was in that Holy Building. The Lord’s lamp was still burning.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ 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;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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

American Standard Version (1901)

³ 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;

Common English Bible

³ God’s lamp hadn’t gone out yet, and Samuel was lying down in the LORD’s temple, where God’s chest was.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And so, to prevent the lamp of God from going out, Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

1 Samuel 3:3 Cross References

2 Chronicles 13:11

They offer burnt offerings {\cf2\super [172]} and burn incense {\cf2\super [173]} of spices to the Lord every morning and every evening. They put the bread in rows on the special table in the temple. {\cf2\super [174]} And they take care of the lamps on the golden lampstand so it shines bright each and every evening. We very carefully serve the Lord our God. But you people have abandoned him!

Psalm 27:4

I ask only one thing from the Lord:\par “Let me sit in his temple {\cf2\super [161]} all my life,\par so I can see the Lord’s beauty\par and visit his palace. {\cf2\super [162]} ”\par

Psalm 29:9

The Lord’s voice makes the deer {\cf2\super [178]} afraid.\par The Lord destroys the forests.\par But in his palace, {\cf2\super [179]} \par people sing of his glory.\par

Psalm 5:7

But, Lord, by your great mercy,\par I will come to your temple. {\cf2\super [26]} \par I will bow toward your holy temple\par with fear and respect for you, Lord.\par

Exodus 25:31

“Then you must make a lampstand. Use pure gold and hammer it to make the base and the shaft. [184] Make flowers, buds, and petals from pure gold. Join all these things together into one piece.

1 Samuel 1:6

Peninnah always upset Hannah and made her feel bad. Peninnah did this because Hannah was not able to have children.

1 Samuel 1:9

After eating and drinking, Hannah quietly got up and went to pray to the Lord. Eli the priest was sitting on a chair near the door of the Lord’s Holy Building. [8]