1 Samuel 3:1

Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli's supervision. Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

1 Samuel 2:11

Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. But the boy was serving the Lord under the supervision of Eli the priest.

Psalm 74:9

We do not see any signs of God's presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.

1 Samuel 2:18

Now Samuel was ministering before the Lord. The boy was dressed in a linen ephod.

1 Samuel 3:21

Then the Lord again appeared in Shiloh, for it was in Shiloh that the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel through the word of the Lord.

Amos 8:11-12

Be certain of this, the time is coming," says the sovereign Lord, "when I will send a famine through the land -- not a shortage of food or water but an end to divine revelation!

1 Samuel 3:15

So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the Lord's house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.

Isaiah 13:12

I will make human beings more scarce than pure gold, and people more scarce than gold from Ophir.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

The child

1 Samuel 3:15
So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the Lord's house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.
1 Samuel 2:11
Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. But the boy was serving the Lord under the supervision of Eli the priest.

The word

1 Samuel 3:21
Then the Lord again appeared in Shiloh, for it was in Shiloh that the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel through the word of the Lord.
Psalm 74:9
We do not see any signs of God's presence; there are no longer any prophets and we have no one to tell us how long this will last.
Isaiah 13:12
I will make human beings more scarce than pure gold, and people more scarce than gold from Ophir.
Amos 8:11
Be certain of this, the time is coming," says the sovereign Lord, "when I will send a famine through the land -- not a shortage of food or water but an end to divine revelation!

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