1 Samuel 3:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 3:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 3:7 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him. Now...: or, Thus did Samue..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 3:7 — KJV
“Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him. Now...: or, Thus did Samuel before he knew the LORD, and before the word of the LORD was revealed unto him”
— 1 Samuel 3:7 (KJV)
1 Samuel 3:7 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 3:7
“Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger. to slay...: Heb. for death”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 3:7: now, yet, know
“And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 3:7: now, know, lord
“Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 3:7: now, know, neither
“Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. no...: or, nothing formed of God”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 3:7: now, know, lord
“Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 3:7: now, know, lord
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