1 Samuel 3:1 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

¹ The boy Samuel was Eli’s helper and served the Lord with him. At that time the Lord did not speak directly to people very often. There were very few visions.

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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

We do not see any of our signs. There are no more prophets. And no one knows how long this will last.

Proverbs 29:18

If a nation is not guided by God, the people will lose self-control, but the nation that obeys God’s law will be happy.

Isaiah 13:12

There will be only a few people left. They will be as rare as pure gold.

Ezekiel 7:26

You will hear one sad story after another. You will hear nothing but bad news. You will look for a prophet and ask him for a vision. The priests will have nothing to teach you, and the elders will not have any good advice to give you.

1 Samuel 2:11

Elkanah and his family went home to Ramah, but the boy stayed in Shiloh and served the Lord under Eli the priest.

1 Samuel 2:18

But Samuel served the Lord. He was a helper who wore the linen ephod.

1 Samuel 2:35

I will choose a priest I can trust. This priest will listen to me and do what I want. I will make his family strong, and he will always serve before my chosen king.

1 Samuel 2:36

Then whoever is left in your family will come and bow down before this priest and beg for a little money or a piece of bread. They will say, “Please give me a job as priest so that I can have some food to eat.”’”

1 Samuel 3:15

Samuel lay down in bed until the morning came. He got up early and opened the doors of the Lord’s house. Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.

1 Samuel 3:21

And the Lord continued to appear to Samuel at Shiloh. There he told Samuel what he wanted.