1 Samuel 3:1-23

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 Samuel 3:20

And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.From Dan, … — Thro' the whole Land, from the northern bound Dan, to the southern, Beersheba; which was the whole length of the Land. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:1

SAMUEL’S CALL, 1 Samuel 3:1-21. 1. Samuel ministered See note on 1 Samuel 2:11. According to Josephus, Samuel was now about twelve years old. The word of the Lord was precious in those days יקר , precious, costly; an epithet applied frequently to very rare and costly stones. 2 Samuel 12:30; 1Ki 10:2 ; 1 Chronicles 20:2; Ezekiel 27:22. The meaning is that direct revelations from God had become exceedingly rare, and this fact was owing to the lamentable sinfulness of the priesthood and... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:2

2. It came to pass at that time Not the night following the day on which the man of God appeared to Eli, (1 Samuel 2:27,) as Drusius, Patrick, and others suppose, for, as a part of this call of God to Samuel contained a prophecy against Eli, it is probable that some considerable time had elapsed since the man of God delivered his message; but the words at that time (Hebrews, in that day) refer more naturally to the period designated by those days in the first verse, when the word of... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:3

3. Ere the lamp of God went out Before the dawning of the day. Compare Exodus 27:21. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:4

4. The Lord called Samuel In an audible voice, by pronouncing his name. Compare Genesis 22:1; Exodus 3:4. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:7

7. Samuel did not yet know the Lord The first part of this verse is explained by the second. Samuel knew not the Lord in the way of receiving divine communications from him, for, as already stated, such communications were at that time rare. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:10

10. The Lord came, and stood From 1 Samuel 3:15 we learn that Samuel beheld a vision as well as heard a voice, and, therefore, it is most natural to understand the words came and stood as designating a visible appearance. God was not only personally but visibly there, either in human form (Genesis 18:2; Genesis 18:33; Joshua 5:13-15) or in some angelic or surprising manifestation. Exodus 3:2-6. Hitherto Samuel had seen nothing, but had only heard the voice. Thrice the voice had... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:11

11. Shall tingle With horror and alarm. As a loud, sharp, discordant note thrills one’s ears with pain, so the bitter tidings of Israel’s woe in the judgment about to fall on Eli’s house would shock all Israel. Compare the similar use of this proverbial saying in 2 Kings 21:12; Jeremiah 19:3. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:12

12. All… I have spoken In the message recorded 1 Samuel 2:27-36. Begin… make an end That is, commencing and finishing all. I will execute what I have spoken against Eli’s house completely from beginning to end. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 3:15

15. Doors of the house “Originally, when the tabernacle was simply a tent, travelling with the people from place to place, it had only curtains at the entrance to the holy place and court. But when Israel had become possessed of fixed houses in the land of Canaan, and the dwelling-place of God was permanently erected at Shiloh, instead of the tents that were pitched for the priests and Levites, who encamped round about during the journey through the desert, there were erected fixed houses,... read more

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