1 Samuel 3:1 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

^1-2 Samuel served the Lord by helping Eli the priest, who was by that time almost blind. In those days, the Lord hardly ever spoke directly to people, and he did not appear to them in dreams very often. But one night, Eli was asleep in his room,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ NOW THE boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. The word of the Lord was rare and precious in those days; there was no frequent or widely spread vision.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

Common English Bible

¹ Now the boy Samuel was serving the LORD under Eli. The LORD’s word was rare at that time, and visions weren’t widely known.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no manifest vision.

1 Samuel 3:1 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 74:9

There are no more miracles and no more prophets. Who knows how long it will be like this?

Proverbs 29:18

Without guidance from God law and order disappear, but God blesses everyone who obeys his Law.

Isaiah 13:12

Survivors will be harder to find than the purest gold.

Ezekiel 7:26

One tragedy will follow another, and you'll hear only bad news. People will beg prophets to give them a message from me. Priests will stop teaching my Law, and wise leaders won't be able to give advice.

1 Samuel 2:11

Elkanah and Hannah went back home to Ramah, but the boy Samuel stayed to help Eli serve the Lord.

1 Samuel 2:18

The boy Samuel served the Lord and wore a special linen garment

1 Samuel 2:35

I have chosen someone else to be my priest, someone who will be faithful and obey me. I will always let his family serve as priests and help my chosen king.

1 Samuel 2:36

But if anyone is left from your family, he will come to my priest and beg for money or a little bread. He may even say to my priest, “Please let me be a priest, so I will at least have something to eat.”

1 Samuel 3:15

The next morning, Samuel got up and opened the doors to the Lord's house. He was afraid to tell Eli what the Lord had said.

1 Samuel 3:21

The Lord often appeared to Samuel at Shiloh and told him what to say.