1 Samuel 3:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹ The boy Samuel served the Lord in Eli’s presence.  In those days the word of the Lord was rare and prophetic visions were not widespread.

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days: there was no manifest vision.

1 Samuel 3:1 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 29:18

Without revelation  , people run wild, but one who follows divine instruction will be happy.

Isaiah 13:12

I will make a human scarcer than fine gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.

Ezekiel 7:26

Disaster after disaster will come, and there will be rumour after rumour. Then they will look for a vision from a prophet, but instruction will perish from the priests and counsel from the elders.

1 Samuel 2:11

Elkanah went home to Ramah,  but the boy served the Lord in the presence of the priest Eli.

1 Samuel 2:18

Samuel served in the Lord’s presence   #– #this mere boy was dressed in the linen ephod.

1 Samuel 2:35

‘ “Then I will raise up a faithful priest  for myself. He will do whatever is in my heart and mind. I will establish a lasting dynasty for him,  and he will walk before my anointed one for all time.

1 Samuel 2:36

Anyone who is left in your family will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread. He will say: Please appoint me to some priestly office so I can have a piece of bread to eat.” ’

1 Samuel 3:15

Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the Lord’s house. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,

1 Samuel 3:21

The Lord continued to appear in Shiloh, because there he revealed himself to Samuel by his word.