1 Samuel 3:19 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 3:19

And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

KJV

And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Samuel grew - Increased to manhood. The Lord was with him - Teaching him, and filling him with grace and holiness. None of his words fall - Whatever prediction he uttered, God fulfilled it; and his counsels were received as coming from the Lord.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Fail, &c. - That is, want its effect: God made good all his predictions. A metaphor from precious liquors, which when they are spilt upon the ground, are altogether useless.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּגְדַּ֖ל	vai.yig.Dal	and he grew up	H1431 →
שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל	she.mu.'El	Samuel	H8050 →
וַֽיהוָה֙	va.Yah.weh	and Yahweh	H3068 →
הָיָ֣ה	ha.Yah	he was	H1961 →
עִמּ֔וֹ	i.Mo	with him	H5973 →
וְלֹֽא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
הִפִּ֥יל	hi.Pil	he made fall	H5307 →
מִכָּל־	mi.kol	any of all	H3605 →
דְּבָרָ֖יו	de.va.Rav	words his	H1697 →
אָֽרְצָה׃	'A.re.tzah	[the] ground towards	H776 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 2:52
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
leads to
- Luke 2:40
  And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 2:26
  And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 1:80
  And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 3:3–4
  Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
- Romans 14:18
  For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
Through
Genesis 39:2
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 18:14
  and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
- Psalms 91:15
  When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
- Jeremiah 15:20
  Then I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to save and deliver…