1 Samuel 3:7 KJV — MannaFest

1 Samuel 3:7

Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.

KJV

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ASV

Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither was the word of Jehovah yet revealed unto him.

WEB

Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.

YLT

And Samuel hath not yet known Jehovah, and the word of Jehovah is not yet revealed unto him.

DBT

Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither had the word of Jehovah yet been revealed to him.

About this book

Old Testament

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1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.

Author: Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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Acts 19:2
He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
Jeremiah 9:24
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
1 Samuel 2:12
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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The witness of the Spirit in the hearts of the faithful is often thus mistaken, by which means they lose the comfort of it; and the strivings of the Spirit with the consciences of sinners are likewise often mistaken, and so the benefit of their convictions is lost.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

God's message to Eli, ver. 11-14. His faithful delivery of that message, and Eli's submission to God, ver. 15-18. The establishment of Samuel to be a prophet, ver. 19-21 Commentary on Chapter III

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me--It is evident that his sleeping chamber was close to that of the aged high priest and that he was accustomed to be called during the night.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

), it could be no one else." Samuel's disposition to come when he was called, though but by Eli, proving him dutiful and active, qualified him for the favour now to be shown him; God chooses to employ such. But there was a special providence in it, that he should go thus often to Eli; for hereby, at length, Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Did not know - He was not acquainted with God in that extraordinary or prophetical way. And this ignorance of Samuel's served God's design, that his simplicity might give Eli the better assurance of the truth of God's call, and message to Samuel.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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