Tree of Life Version
1 Samuel 3:4
4Then Adonai called, “Samuel!” So he answered, “Here I am.”
1 Samuel 3:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord called Samuel. Samuel answered, “Here I am.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the Lord called Samuel, and he said, "Here I am!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)that the Lord called Samuel. And he answered, “Here I am!”
Context of 1 Samuel 3:4
2One day, Eli was lying down in his place—now his eyes had grown dim so that he could not see, 3and the lamp of God had not yet gone out. Samuel was lying down in Adonai’s Temple, where the ark of God was. Then Adonai called, “Samuel!” So he answered, “Here I am.” 5Then he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he replied, “I didn’t call—go back to sleep.” So he went back and lay down. 6Then Adonai called Samuel yet again. So Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he answered, “I didn’t call, my son—go back to sleep.”
Read all of 1 Samuel 31 Samuel 3:4 word by word
וַיִּקְרָ֧א יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 3:4
- Genesis 22:1Now it was after these things that God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham.” “Hineni,” he said.
- Exodus 3:4When Adonai saw that he turned to look, He called to him out of the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” So he answered, “Hineni.”
- Psalms 99:6Moses and Aaron were among His kohanim—also Samuel among those calling on His Name. They called on Adonai and He answered them.
- Acts 9:4Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
- 1 Corinthians 12:6There are various kinds of working, but the same God who works all things in all people.
- Galatians 1:15But when God—who set me apart from birth and called me through His grace—was pleased
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 3:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The Lord called Samuel - The voice probably came from the holy place, near to which Eli and Samuel were both lying.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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