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1 Samuel 3:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 3:2-4
1599 Geneva Bible
2 And at that time, as Eli lay in his [a]place, his eyes began to wax dim that he could not see.
3 And yer the [b]light of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the Ark of God was.
4 Then the Lord [c]called Samuel: and he said, Here I am.
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- 1 Samuel 3:2 In the Court next to the Tabernacle.
- 1 Samuel 3:3 That is, the lamps which burnt in the night.
- 1 Samuel 3:4 Josephus writeth that Samuel was 12 years old, when the Lord appeared to him.
1 Samuel 3:2-4
New International Version
1 Samuel 3:2-4
New International Version
2 One night Eli, whose eyes(A) were becoming so weak that he could barely see,(B) was lying down in his usual place. 3 The lamp(C) of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house(D) of the Lord, where the ark(E) of God was. 4 Then the Lord called Samuel.
Samuel answered, “Here I am.(F)”
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