Sirach 46:16
Good News Translation
When his enemies were threatening him from every side, he called upon the mighty Lord and offered him a young lamb as a sacrifice.

New Revised Standard Version
He called upon the Lord, the Mighty One, when his enemies pressed him on every side, and he offered in sacrifice a suckling lamb.

Contemporary English Version
One time, Israel's enemies attacked from every side, but Samuel prayed to the Mighty Lord and sacrificed a lamb.

New American Bible
He, too, called upon the mighty Lord when his enemies pressed him on every side, and offered up a suckling lamb.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Samuel the prophet of the Lord, the beloved of the Lord his God, established a new government, and anointed princes over his people.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Samuel the prophet of the Lord, the beloved of the Lord his God, established a new government, and anointed princes over his people.

Sirach 46:14
That their memory might be blessed, and their bones spring up out of their place,

Sirach 46:15
And their name continue for ever, the glory of the holy men remaining unto their children.

Sirach 46:17
By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation, and the God of Jacob beheld, and by his fidelity he was proved a prophet.

Sirach 46:18
And he was known to be faithful in his words, because he saw the God of light:

Context
Sirach 46
15And their name continue for ever, the glory of the holy men remaining unto their children. 16Samuel the prophet of the Lord, the beloved of the Lord his God, established a new government, and anointed princes over his people. 17By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation, and the God of Jacob beheld, and by his fidelity he was proved a prophet.…
Cross References
Sirach 46:14
That their memory might be blessed, and their bones spring up out of their place,

Sirach 46:15
And their name continue for ever, the glory of the holy men remaining unto their children.

Sirach 46:17
By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation, and the God of Jacob beheld, and by his fidelity he was proved a prophet.

Sirach 46:18
And he was known to be faithful in his words, because he saw the God of light:



(Sir. Si Ecclesiasticus eccles eccl)

Sirach 46:15
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