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1 Samuel 3:5 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

" And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. "

1 Samuel 3:5

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3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;

4 That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

6 And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.

7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

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1 Samuel 3:1

"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."

1 Samuel 3:2

"And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;"

1 Samuel 3:3

"And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;"

1 Samuel 3:4

"That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I."

1 Samuel 3:6

"And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again."

1 Samuel 3:7

"Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him."

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