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1 Samuel 3:7
7Samuel did not yet know the Lord because he had never had a message from the Lord before.
1 Samuel 3:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.
- New International Version (NIV)Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)(Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor was the word of the Lord yet revealed to him.)
Context of 1 Samuel 3:7
5He got up and ran to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” “I didn’t call you,” Eli replied. “Go back to bed.” So he did. 6Then the Lord called out again, “Samuel!” Again Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” “I didn’t call you, my son,” Eli said. “Go back to bed.” Samuel did not yet know the Lord because he had never had a message from the Lord before. 8So the Lord called a third time, and once more Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” Then Eli realized it was the Lord who was calling the boy. 9So he said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again, and if someone calls again, say, ‘Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went back to bed.
Read all of 1 Samuel 31 Samuel 3:7 word by word
וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל טֶ֖רֶם יָדַ֣ע אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְטֶ֛רֶם יִגָּלֶ֥ה אֵלָ֖יו דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 3:7
- Jeremiah 9:24But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord who demonstrates unfailing love and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth, and that I delight in these things. I, the Lord, have spoken!
- Acts 19:2“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” he asked them. “No,” they replied, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 3:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Samuel did not yet know the Lord - He had not been accustomed to receive any revelation from him. He knew and worshipped the God of Israel; but he did not know him as communicating especial revelation of His will.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Did not yet know the Lord - i. e. in His supernatural communication, as follows at the end of the verse. The text rendering of this verse is better than that of the margin.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Samuel did not yet know the LORD: This was because he had no direct experience with the Lord. In contrast, Eli's sons did not know the Lord because they were morally and spiritually lacking (see study note on 1 Samuel 2:12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-101Sa 3:1-10. The Lord Appears to Samuel in a Vision. 1. the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli--His ministry consisted, of course, of such duties in or about the sanctuary as were suited to his age, which is supposed now to have been about twelve years. Whether the office had been specially assigned him, or it arose from the interest inspired by the story of his birth, Eli kept him as his immediate attendant; and he resided not in the…Read the comment
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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
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