1 Samuel 3:9
“Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, go, lie down,.... Once more:
and it shall be, if he call thee; the voice, or the Lord…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth - This was the usual way in which the prophets spoke, when they had intimations…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 3:1-10
To make way for the account of God's revealing himself first to Samuel, we are here told, 1. How industrious Samuel was…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–19211 Samuel 3:1-10
1Sa 3:1-10. The Call of Samuel
1. the child Samuel According to Josephus, Samuel had just completed his twelfth year…
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