I Samuel (1 Samuel) 3 — The Holy Bible

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I Samuel

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In chapter 3 Samuel records the death of Saul and the rise of David as king, with the people's reaction to Saul's murder and the succession to the throne. The chapter also shows the tension between David's growing influence and Saul's attempts to regain power, highlighting themes of divine election and the fragility of political order.

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(1) And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

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I Samuel 3:15 I Samuel 2:11 I Samuel 2:18 I Samuel 3:21 Psalms 74:9 Isaiah 13:12 Amos 8:11 Amos 8:12

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I Samuel 3:8 II Samuel 12:18 I Corinthians 13:11 I Samuel 3:15 I Samuel 2:18 II Kings 4:34

(2) And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;

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I Samuel 2:22 I Samuel 4:15 Genesis 27:1 Genesis 48:19 Psalms 90:10 Ecclesiastes 12:3

(3) 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;

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Exodus 27:20 Exodus 27:21 Exodus 30:7 Exodus 30:8 Leviticus 24:2 Leviticus 24:3 Leviticus 24:4 II Chronicles 13:11 I Samuel 1:6 Psalms 5:7 Psalms 27:4 Psalms 29:9

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Exodus 40:20 I Samuel 5:8 I Samuel 5:10 Revelation 11:19 I Samuel 10:25 Acts 3:2

(4) That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

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Genesis 22:1 Exodus 3:4 Psalms 99:6 Acts 9:4 I Corinthians 12:6 I Corinthians 12:7 I Corinthians 12:8 I Corinthians 12:9 I Corinthians 12:10 I Corinthians 12:11 I Corinthians 12:28 Galatians 1:15

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I Samuel 3:6 I Samuel 3:16 I Samuel 16:11 Isaiah 22:16 I Samuel 3:10

(5) And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

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I Samuel 3:6 I Samuel 3:8 Isaiah 22:16 I Samuel 3:9 Ezekiel 4:4

(6) And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.

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I Samuel 4:16 Genesis 43:29 II Samuel 18:22 Matthew 9:2

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I Samuel 3:8 I Samuel 3:9 I Samuel 3:16 I Samuel 9:26 I Samuel 3:10 I Samuel 16:11

(7) Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

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Jeremiah 9:24 Acts 19:2

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I Samuel 3:10

(8) And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.

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Job 33:14 Job 33:15 I Corinthians 13:11 I Corinthians 13:12

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I Samuel 3:6 Revelation 8:12 I Samuel 3:9 I Samuel 3:16 I Samuel 3:1 II Samuel 12:18

(9) Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

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Exodus 20:19 Psalms 85:8 Isaiah 6:8 Daniel 10:19 Acts 9:6

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I Samuel 3:6 I Samuel 3:10 I Samuel 3:15 I Samuel 3:8 I Samuel 3:16 I Samuel 7:9

(10) And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

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I Samuel 3:4 I Samuel 3:5 I Samuel 3:6 I Samuel 3:8

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I Samuel 3:9 I Samuel 3:6 I Samuel 3:15 I Samuel 3:16 I Samuel 7:9 I Samuel 8:6

(11) And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.

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Isaiah 29:14 Amos 3:6 Amos 3:7 Habakkuk 1:5 Acts 13:41 II Kings 21:12 Isaiah 28:19 Jeremiah 19:3 Luke 21:26

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I Samuel 3:10 II Kings 21:12 Jeremiah 19:3 I Samuel 3:9

(12) In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.

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I Samuel 2:27 I Samuel 2:28 I Samuel 2:29 I Samuel 2:30 I Samuel 2:31 I Samuel 2:32 I Samuel 2:33 I Samuel 2:34 I Samuel 2:35 I Samuel 2:36 Numbers 23:19 Joshua 23:15

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Jeremiah 16:3 Jeremiah 27:19 I Peter 4:17

(13) For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.

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I Samuel 2:27 I Samuel 2:28 I Samuel 2:29 I Samuel 2:30 I Samuel 2:31 I Samuel 2:32 I Samuel 2:33 I Samuel 2:34 I Samuel 2:35 I Samuel 2:36 II Chronicles 20:12 Ezekiel 7:3

(14) And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

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I Samuel 2:25 Numbers 15:30 Numbers 15:31 Psalms 51:16 Isaiah 22:14 Jeremiah 7:16 Jeremiah 15:1 Ezekiel 24:13 Hebrews 10:4 Hebrews 10:5 Hebrews 10:6 Hebrews 10:7

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I Samuel 16:5 Ezekiel 39:17 Ezekiel 24:13

(15) And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.

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I Samuel 1:9 Malachi 1:10 Jeremiah 1:6 Jeremiah 1:7 Jeremiah 1:8 I Corinthians 16:10 I Corinthians 16:11

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I Samuel 3:9 I Samuel 3:10 I Samuel 15:12 I Samuel 12:18 I Samuel 3:6 I Samuel 3:16

(16) Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

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I Samuel 3:6 I Samuel 3:10 I Samuel 3:8 I Samuel 16:11 I Samuel 3:9 I Samuel 3:15

(17) And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.

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Psalms 141:5 Daniel 4:19 Micah 2:7 I Samuel 20:13 Ruth 1:17 II Samuel 3:35 II Samuel 19:13 I Kings 22:16 Matthew 26:63

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Psalms 27:5

(18) And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.

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Genesis 18:25 Judges 10:15 II Samuel 16:10 II Samuel 16:11 II Samuel 16:12 Job 1:21 Job 2:10 Psalms 39:9 Isaiah 39:8 Lamentations 3:39 I Peter 5:6

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I Samuel 3:10

(19) And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.