1 Samuel 3:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 3:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 3:1 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 3:1 — KJV
“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.”
— 1 Samuel 3:1 (KJV)
1 Samuel 3:1 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 3:1
“And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 3:1: child, lord, before
“Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 3:1: child, lord, before
“But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 3:1: child, samuel, ministered
“And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 3:1: samuel, lord, eli
“And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 3:1: child, samuel, lord
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