1 Samuel 3:1 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | ASV

And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

Josephus says that Samuel’s call to the prophetic office happened when he had just completed his twelfth year .

The phrase was precious

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

The child Samuel ministered to the Lord. —The writer of this history, although well aware of the great revolution accomplished in …

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli (1 Samuel 3:1).

Samuel was only a child, yet he was a faithful…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli ,
&c.] Under his direction and instruction; the Targum …

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The call that Divine grace intends to make effectual will be repeated until it succeeds, until we heed the call. Eli, perceiving that it was the vo…