1 Samuel 3:15
“And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Samuel lay until the morning,.... It is not said he slept; it can hardly be thought he should, when it is considered…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Opened the doors - We learn thus incidentally the nature of some of Samuel’s duties. This duty was quite Levitical in…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Samuel feared to show Eli - He reverenced him as a father, and he feared to distress him by showing what the Lord had…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 3:11-18
Here is, I. The message which, after all this introduction, God delivered to Samuel concerning Eli's house. God did not…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–19211 Samuel 3:15-18
The Message delivered to Eli
15. the doors of the house of the Lord.] As the tabernacle was closed by a curtain only, we…
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