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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 3:20-21

1 Samuel 3:20-21. All Israel, from Dan, &c. That is, through the whole land, from the northern bound, Dan, to the southern, Beer-sheba: which was the whole length of the land. That Samuel was established, &c. That is, settled to be a constant prophet. The Lord appeared again, &c. Having begun to appear to him in Shiloh, he continued this great favour, and revealed himself, not by dreams and visions, but by speaking to him with an audible voice, as he had done at first. And... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:19-21

Samuel - prophet, judge, priest (3:19-21)Years passed and Samuel developed into a religious and civil leader known and respected throughout the land, from Dan in the far north to Beersheba in the far south (19-21). He was a prophet who made known God’s will to the people (see 3:20-21) and a judge who ruled over the civil affairs of the people (see 7:15). In addition he was appointed by God to carry out priestly duties even though he was not a descendant of Aaron (see 7:9; 1 Chronicles... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 3:20

established, &c. Samuel was the first of "the prophets "and last of the judges, preparing the way for the change of government. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:19

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAMUEL AS GOD'S PROPHET"And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the Lord. And the Lord again appeared at Shiloh, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of the Lord.""The Lord ... let none of his words fall to the ground" (1 Samuel 3:19). The undeniable proof of the validity of God's inspiration of his prophets lay in... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 3:19-20

1 Samuel 3:19-20. The Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall, &c.— None of the predictions of Samuel were unaccomplished; in the same manner as an arrow shot by a good archer fails not to arrive at its mark; for this is the metaphor. See Schultens's Orig. Heb. pars 2: page 143. Thus the Lord shewed that he was with him, or blessed him. Compare Genesis 31:2. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:1-21

The Call of Samuel1. Precious] RM, ’rare’: see Isaiah 13:12. There was no prophet then. Open] rather, ’published, widely announced’: cp. 2 Chronicles 31:5.3. Ere the lamp of God went out] The lamp (’the seven-branched candlestick’) burned all night in the sanctuary, so that the time was early morning: cp. Exodus 27:21. Samuel seems to have been sleeping in some chamber near the ark. Cp. RV, ’was laid down to sleep, in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.’ On the ark see Intro. § 5.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Samuel 3:19

(19) And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him.—Again in a brief sentence the life of Samuel was contrasted with another: this time with that of his predecessor in the judgeship. As the boy grew up to manhood, we hear that while, on the one hand, as, no doubt, in earlier days with Eli, so now with Samuel, the Lord was with His servant, giving him strength and wisdom, guiding him and guarding him; and, on the other, different from Eli, we hear how the young prophet let none of the Divine words... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Samuel 3:20

(20) A prophet of the Lord.—Then from the northern to the southern cities of the land the fame of the boy-friend of the Eternal was established. The minds of all the people were thus gradually prepared when the right moment came to acknowledge Samuel as a God-sent chieftain. On this rapid and universal acknowledgment of the young prophet it has been observed, “that the people, in spite of their disruption, yet formed religiously an unit.” read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Samuel 3:1-21

The Word of the Lord 1 Samuel 3:1 Is there not a message for us from this story of Samuel listening to the word of God? Is the word of God, the revelation which He gives to men, precious in these days? There is, as there was in those days, no open vision, but we have the written word of God. It carries our minds on does it not? not only to the revelation which God gave of the word of the Lord in the Old Testament, but to that greater Word of the Lord Who was with the Father from all eternity,... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:1-21

CHAPTER V.SAMUEL’S VISION.1 Samuel 3:1-21.IT is evident that Samuel must have taken very kindly to the duties of the sanctuary. He was manifestly one of those who are sanctified from in- fancy, and whose hearts go from the first with sacred duties. There were no wayward impulses to subdue, no hankerings after worldly freedom and worldly enjoyment; there was no necessity for coercive measures, either to restrain him from outbursts of frivolity or to compel him to diligence and regularity in his... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 3:20-21

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:19-21

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 3:20

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:19

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 3:19-20

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Samuel 3:19

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Samuel 3:20

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Samuel 3:1-21

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 3:1-21

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