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1 Samuel 2:11
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1 Samuel 2:11
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11 Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah. But the child [a]ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest.
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1 Samuel 2:11
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1 Samuel 2:11
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11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah,(A) but the boy ministered(B) before the Lord under Eli the priest.
1 Samuel 3:1
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1 Samuel 3:1
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Samuel’s First Prophecy
3 Now (A)the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And (B)the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation.
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1 Samuel 3:1
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1 Samuel 3:1
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The Lord Calls Samuel
3 The boy Samuel ministered(A) before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare;(B) there were not many visions.(C)
1 Samuel 2:18
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1 Samuel 2:18
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Samuel’s Childhood Ministry
18 (A)But Samuel ministered before the Lord, even as a child, (B)wearing a linen ephod.
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1 Samuel 2:18
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1 Samuel 2:18
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1 Samuel 1:28
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1 Samuel 1:28
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28 Therefore I also have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives he shall be [a]lent to the Lord.” So they (A)worshiped the Lord there.
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1 Samuel 1:28
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1 Samuel 1:28
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28 So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life(A) he will be given over to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.
1 Samuel 3:15
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1 Samuel 3:15
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15 So Samuel lay down until [a]morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell Eli the vision.
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- 1 Samuel 3:15 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX adds and he arose in the morning
1 Samuel 3:15
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1 Samuel 3:15
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15 Samuel lay down until morning and then opened the doors of the house of the Lord. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,
1 Samuel 1:19
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1 Samuel 1:19
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Samuel Is Born and Dedicated
19 Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah (A)knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord (B)remembered her.
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1 Samuel 1:19
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1 Samuel 1:19
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19 Early the next morning they arose and worshiped before the Lord and then went back to their home at Ramah.(A) Elkanah made love to his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered(B) her.
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