Cross References Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision. 1 Samuel 2:11 And Elcana went to Ramatha, to his house: but the child ministered in the sight of the Lord before the face of Heli the priest. 1 Samuel 2:18 But Samuel ministered before the face of the Lord: being a child girded with a linen ephod. 1 Samuel 2:35 And I will raise me up a faithful priest, who shall do according to my heart, and my soul and I will build him a faithful house, and he shall walk all days before my anointed. 1 Samuel 2:36 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall remain in thy house shall come that he may be prayed for, and shall offer a piece of silver, and a roll of bread, and shall say: Put me, I beseech thee, to somewhat of the priestly office, that I may eat a morsel of bread. Psalm 74:9 Our signs we have not seen, there is now no prophet: and he will know us no more. Proverbs 29:18 When prophecy shall fail, the people shall be scattered abroad: but he that keepeth the law, is blessed. Ezekiel 7:26 Trouble shall come upon trouble, and rumour upon rumour, and they shall seek a vision of the prophet, and the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients. Amos 8:11 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation: and I will bring up sackcloth upon every back of yours, and baldness upon every head: and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the latter end thereof as a bitter day. Amos 8:12 Behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will send forth a famine into the land: not a famine of bread, nor a thirst of water, but of hearing the word of the Lord. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision. the child 1 Samuel 3:15 And Samuel slept till morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to tell the vision to Heli. 1 Samuel 2:11,18 And Elcana went to Ramatha, to his house: but the child ministered in the sight of the Lord before the face of Heli the priest. . . . the word 1 Samuel 3:21 And the Lord again appeared in Silo, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Silo, according to the word of the Lord. And the word of Samuel came to pass to all Israel. Psalm 74:9 Our signs we have not seen, there is now no prophet: and he will know us no more. Isaiah 13:12 A man shall be more precious than gold, yea a man than the finest of gold. Amos 8:11,12 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation: and I will bring up sackcloth upon every back of yours, and baldness upon every head: and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the latter end thereof as a bitter day. . . . Context The LORD Calls Samuel1Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision.2And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:… Lexicon And the boyוְהַנַּ֧עַר (wə·han·na·‘ar) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer Samuel שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel ministered מְשָׁרֵ֥ת (mə·šā·rêṯ) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to to אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face Eli. עֵלִ֑י (‘ê·lî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5941: Eli -- a priest at Shiloh Now in those הָהֵ֔ם (hā·hêm) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1992: They days בַּיָּמִ֣ים (bay·yā·mîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day the word וּדְבַר־ (ū·ḏə·ḇar-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel was הָיָ֤ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be rare יָקָר֙ (yā·qār) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3368: Precious, rare, splendid, weighty and visions חָז֖וֹן (ḥā·zō·wn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2377: A sight, a dream, revelation, oracle were אֵ֥ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle scarce. נִפְרָֽץ׃ (nip̄·rāṣ) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6555: To break through Additional Translations And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.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. And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision. And the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli the priest: and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no distinct vision. And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent. 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. 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. The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. The word of Yahweh was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision. 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. 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