1 Samuel 3:1

Samuel’s First Prophecy

1 Now ^athe boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And ^bthe word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation.

2 And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow ^aso dim that he could not see,

3 and before ^athe lamp of God went out in the¹ tabernacle of the Lord where the ark of God was, and while Samuel was lying down,

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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1 Samuel 3:1

Samuel ministered unto the Lord - He performed minor services in the tabernacle, under the direction of Eli, such as opening the doors, etc. See I Samuel 3:15.

The word of the Lord was precious - There were but few revelations from God; and because the word was scarce, therefore it was valuable. The author of this book probably lived at a time when prophecy was frequent, See the preface.

There was no open vision - There was no public accredited prophet; one with whom the secret of the Lord was known to dwell, and to whom all might have recourse in cases of doubt or public emergency.

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