1Sam.3.1

1 Samuel 3:1

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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.

The LORD Calls Samuel

The Prophetic Call to Samuel

Cross References

1 Samuel 2:11

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And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest.

Hannah’s Prayer of Thanksgiving

1 Samuel 2:18

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¶ But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

Eli’s Wicked Sons

Samuel before the LORDas a Boy

1 Samuel 2:35

KJVGOD

And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.

A Prophecy against the House of Eli

Eli Rebukes His Sons

1 Samuel 2:36

KJVGOD

And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.

A Prophecy against the House of Eli

Eli Rebukes His Sons

Psalm 74:9

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We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.

Why Have You Rejected Us Forever?

Proverbs 29:18

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Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

The Flourishing of the Righteous

Ezekiel 7:26

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Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.

The Desolation of Israel

The Temple Profaned

Amos 8:11

KJVGOD

¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:

The Basket of Summer Fruit

Amos 8:12

KJVGOD

And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.