1 Samuel 2:11

1 Samuel 2:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy ministered before the Lord under Eli the priest.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. And the boy was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah. But the child ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest.

Context of 1 Samuel 2:11

9He safeguards the steps of his faithful ones, but wicked people are silenced in darkness because humans cannot succeed by their own strength. 10“Those who oppose the Lord are broken into pieces. He thunders at them from the heavens. The Lord judges the ends of the earth. He gives strength to his King and lifts the head of his Messiah.” Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. But the boy ⌞Samuel⌟ served the Lord under the priest Eli. 12Eli’s sons, ⌞Hophni and Phinehas,⌟ were good-for-nothing priests; they had no faith in the Lord. 13Now, this was how the priests dealt with the people who were offering sacrifices: While the meat was boiling, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand.

1 Samuel 2:11 word by word

וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ אֶלְקָנָ֛ה הָרָמָ֖תָה עַל־בֵּית֑וֹ וְהַנַּ֗עַר הָיָ֤ה מְשָׁרֵת֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י עֵלִ֥י הַכֹּהֵֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Elkanahאֶלְקָנָה'elqânâh · ElkanahH511
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to Ramahרָמָהrâmâh · RamahH7414
• to his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• And the childנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• didהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• ministerשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Eliעֵלִי‛êlîy · EliH5941
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:11

• 1 Samuel 2:18Meanwhile, Samuel continued to serve in front of the Lord. As a boy he was ⌞already⌟ wearing a linen ephod.
• 1 Samuel 1:28In return, I am giving him to the Lord. He will be dedicated to the Lord for his whole life.” And they worshiped the Lord there.
• 1 Samuel 3:1The boy Samuel was serving the Lord under Eli. In those days a prophecy from the Lord was rare; visions were infrequent.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11And Elkanah went to Ramah - Immediately after the 10th verse, the Septuagint add, · , And she left him there before the Lord, and went unto Arimathea. Thus the Septuagint suppose that the song of Hannah was composed when she brought Samuel to present him to the Lord; and as soon as she had completed this fine ode, she delivered him into the hands of Eli the high priest, and the child entered immediately on his ministration, under the direction and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The word “minister” is used in three senses in Scripture: (1) of the service or ministration of both priests and Levites rendered unto the Lord Exodus 28:35, Exodus 28:43: (2) of the ministrations of the Levites as rendered to the priests, to aid them in divine Service Numbers 3:6: (3) of any service or ministration, especially one rendered to a man of God, as that of Joshua to Moses Numbers 11:28. The application of it to Samuel as ministering to the…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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest--He must have been engaged in some occupation suited to his tender age, as in playing upon the cymbals, or other instruments of music; in lighting the lamps, or similar easy and interesting services. 1Sa 2:12-17. The Sin of Eli's Sons.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 2:11

• Barrenness
• Eli
• Elkanah
• Joy
• Ramah
• Samuel

In the dictionaries

• Ramah
• Crouch
• Custom
• Dunghill
• Dust
• Esteem
• Fleshhook
• Hannah
• Hire
• Horn

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