1 Samuel 3:1

God's Word

The boy Samuel was serving the Lord under Eli. In those days a prophecy from the Lord was rare; visions were infrequent.

Cross References

Psalm 74:9

We no longer see miraculous signs. There are no prophets anymore. No one knows how long this will last.

Proverbs 29:18

Without prophetic vision people run wild, but blessed are those who follow ⌞God’s⌟ teachings.

Isaiah 13:12

I will make people harder to find than pure gold and human beings more rare than gold from Ophir.

Ezekiel 7:26

One disaster will happen after another. One rumor will follow another. People will ask for a vision from a prophet. The teachings of priests and the advice of leaders will disappear.

1 Samuel 2:11

Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. But the boy ⌞Samuel⌟ served the Lord under the priest Eli.

1 Samuel 2:18

Meanwhile, Samuel continued to serve in front of the Lord. As a boy he was ⌞already⌟ wearing a linen ephod.

1 Samuel 2:35

Then I will appoint a faithful priest to serve me. He will do everything I want him to do. I will give him faithful descendants, and he will always live as my anointed one.

1 Samuel 2:36

Then anyone who is left from your household will bow down in front of him to get a coin or a loaf of bread and say, ‘Please appoint me to one of the priestly classes so that I may eat a piece of bread.’ ”

1 Samuel 3:15

Samuel remained in bed until morning. Then he opened the doors of the Lord’s house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.

1 Samuel 3:21

The Lord continued to appear in Shiloh, since the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh through the Lord’s word. And Samuel spoke to all Israel.