1 Samuel 3:3

1 Samuel 3:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
• New International Version (NIV)The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God.

Context of 1 Samuel 3:3

1Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation. 2And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see, and before the lamp of God went out in the tabernacle of the Lord where the ark of God was, and while Samuel was lying down, 4that the Lord called Samuel. And he answered, “Here I am!” 5So he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” And he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” And he went and lay down.

1 Samuel 3:3 word by word

וְנֵ֤ר אֱלֹהִים֙ טֶ֣רֶם יִכְבֶּ֔ה וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל שֹׁכֵ֑ב בְּהֵיכַ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם אֲר֥וֹן אֱלֹהִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And ere the lampנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• went outכָּבָהkâbâh · to quenchH3518
• in the templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · templeH1964
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• where the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• and Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• was laid downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 3:3

• Exodus 27:20“And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually.
• Exodus 30:7“Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning; when he tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it.
• Leviticus 24:2“Command the children of Israel that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to make the lamps burn continually.
• 2 Chronicles 13:11And they burn to the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense; they also set the showbread in order on the pure gold table, and the lampstand of gold with its lamps to burn every evening; for we keep the command of the Lord our God, but you have forsaken Him.
• 1 Samuel 1:6And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the Lord had closed her womb.
• Psalms 5:7But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple.
• Psalms 27:4One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple.
• Psalms 29:9The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth, And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 3:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Ere the lamp of God went out - Before sunrise; for it is likely that the lamps were extinguished before the rising of the sun. See Exodus 27:21; Leviticus 24:3.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The priests had to keep God's lamp burning all night (Exodus 27:20–21; 30:7–8). Samuel sleeping near the ark shows his closeness to God's presence and purpose, unlike Eli and his sons.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord--The "temple" seems to have become the established designation of the tabernacle, and the time indicated was towards the morning twilight, as the lamps were extinguished at sunrise (see Le 6:12, 13).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 3:3

• Ark
• Candlestick
• Church
• Samuel
• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• God
• Samuel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Ark
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• Candlestick
• Precious
• Speak
• Temple
• Tingle

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 3

• 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