Parallel Verses
NET Bible
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.
New American Standard Bible
Now
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
The boy Samuel served the Lord in Eli’s presence.
International Standard Version
Meanwhile the boy Samuel was serving the LORD before Eli. A word from the LORD was rare in those days, and visions were infrequent.
A Conservative Version
And the child Samuel served LORD before Eli. And the word of LORD was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
American Standard Version
And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
Amplified
Now the boy Samuel was attending to the service of the Lord
Bible in Basic English
Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.
Darby Translation
And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.
Julia Smith Translation
And the boy Samuel serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; no vision spread abroad.
King James 2000
And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no open vision.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now the boy Samuel was serving Yahweh {in the presence} of Eli. The word of Yahweh was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.
Modern King James verseion
And the child Samuel served Jehovah before Eli. And the Word of Jehovah was rare in those days. There was no open vision.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days, for there was none open vision.
New Heart English Bible
The child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. The word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, the boy Samuel, was ministering unto Yahweh, before Eli, - and, the word of Yahweh, had become rare in those days, there was no well-known vision.
Webster
And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
World English Bible
The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. The word of Yahweh was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the youth Samuel is serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah hath been precious in those days -- there is no vision broken forth.
Themes
Prophets » The jews » Often left without, on account of sin
samuel » Life summarized » Heard God's voice in boyhood
samuel » His vision concerning the house of eli
Topics
Interlinear
Na`ar
Sharath
Paniym
Dabar
Yaqar
Yowm
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 3:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Samuel's First Encounter With Yahweh
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. 2 Eli's eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place,
Cross References
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.