English Standard Version
1 Samuel 2:26
26Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with man.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the child Samuel grew in stature, and in favor both with the Lord and men.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew taller and grew in favor with the Lord and with the people.
Context of 1 Samuel 2:26
24No, my sons; it is no good report that I hear the people of the Lord spreading abroad. 25If someone sins against a man, God will mediate for him, but if someone sins against the Lord, who can intercede for him?" But they would not listen to the voice of their father, for it was the will of the Lord to put them to death. Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with man. 27And there came a man of God to Eli and said to him, "Thus says the Lord, 'Did I indeed reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt subject to the house of Pharaoh? 28Did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? I gave to the house of your father all my offerings by fire from the people of Israel.
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 2:21Indeed the Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew in the presence of the Lord.
- Proverbs 3:3Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.
- Luke 1:80And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
- Luke 2:40And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.
- Acts 2:47praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
- Romans 14:18Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men.
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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