1 Samuel 3:3 - Plain English Version

³ Samuel was a big boy by this time, and he slept in God’s house too, near the place where they kept God’s special box. After the sun went down, they used to light a lamp there. One night, when it 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.

1 Samuel 3:3 Cross References

1 Samuel 1:6

But Penninah used to make fun of her because she had no kids. So Hannah got upset.

1 Samuel 1:9

One time at Shiloh, after they finished eating and drinking, Hannah got up and went to God’s house to talk to God. The old man Eli sat on a chair at the door of God’s house.