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1 Samuel 2:26
26The young boy Samuel continued to grow. The Lord was pleased with him, and so were the people.
1 Samuel 2:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.
- New International Version (NIV)And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with man.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the child Samuel grew in stature, and in favor both with the Lord and men.
Context of 1 Samuel 2:26
24No, my sons, you should not do these terrible things. The Lord's people all complain about you. 25If you do something bad to another person, God can speak on your behalf. But if you do something bad against the Lord, nobody can speak on your behalf.’ Eli's sons did not listen to their father. The Lord had already decided to kill them. The young boy Samuel continued to grow. The Lord was pleased with him, and so were the people. 27A servant of God came and he spoke to Eli. This is what he said: ‘The Lord says, “A long time ago, when your ancestors were in Egypt, I showed myself to them. At that time they were slaves of Egypt's king. 28I chose your ancestor, Aaron, out of all the tribes of Israel. I chose him and his descendants to be my priests. I chose them to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense and to wear the special ephod. I also gave them authority to eat part of the sacrifices and burnt offerings that the Israelites offered to me.
Read all of 1 Samuel 21 Samuel 2:26 word by word
וְהַנַּ֣עַר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל הֹלֵ֥ךְ וְגָדֵ֖ל וָט֑וֹב גַּ֚ם עִם־יְהוָ֔ה וְגַ֖ם עִם־אֲנָשִֽׁים׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:26
- 1 Samuel 2:21The Lord blessed Hannah. She gave birth to three more sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel continued to grow as he served at the Lord's house in Shiloh.
- Proverbs 3:3Keep hold of faithful love. That will be like a beautiful necklace that you always wear. Think about what it means to love other people.
- Luke 1:80Zechariah's child grew. God made him strong in his mind. He went into the wilderness and he lived there for many years. Later, God sent him to Israel's people, to teach them.
- Luke 2:40There the child grew up. God was good and kind to him and he became strong. He learned many things and he could understand them well.
- Acts 2:47All the time, they praised God. All the other people thought that the believers were good people. Every day, the Lord saved more people so that the group of believers grew bigger.
- Romans 14:18If anyone serves Christ in that way, they will make God happy. And other people will respect them.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2:26
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26And the child Samuel - The account of our Lord‘s growth Luke 2:52 is very similar; “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” The literal version of the passage before us is, “The child Samuel advanced and grew and was good (or acceptable), both with the Lord, and also with men.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 Samuel, being devoted to the Lord in a special manner, was from a child employed about the sanctuary in the services he was capable of. As he did this with a pious disposition of mind, it was called ministering unto the Lord. He received a blessing from the Lord. Those young people who serve God as well as they can, he will enable to improve, that they may serve him better. Eli shunned trouble and exertion. This led him to indulge his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26As children, both Samuel and Jesus had extraordinary qualities (1 Samuel 2:21; see also Luke 2:40, 52). Samuel was one of Jesus' forerunners (someone who came before and prepared the way). Samuel showed what would happen to Jesus through his words, actions, and sometimes through events in his own life that were similar to what would happen in Jesus' life.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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