Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.”
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Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.”
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Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
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Then Eli called Samuel, and said: 'Samuel, my son.' And he said: 'Here am I.'
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 3:16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel,…
1Sa 3:16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here [am] I.
Ver. 16. Then Eli called Samuel.] He had a sore conscience, as his sons a seared, and such as presaged no good.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then Eli called Samuel,.... Perceiving he was risen by…
Then Eli called Samuel,.... Perceiving he was risen by the opening of the doors of the tabernacle, which he might hear; and observing he did not come to him as usual, to know whether he wanted anything, and being impatient to hear what was said to him of the Lord:
and he said, Samuel, my son; called him by his name, and in a very tender and affectionate manner, the more to engage him to hasten to him, and thereby also putting him in mind of his filial duty to obey him:
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and he answered, here am I; ready to attend and perform any service enjoined him.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 16, 17, 18. God do so to thee,…
Vers. 16, 17, 18. God do so to thee, etc. This adjuration shows how great had been the agony of Eli"s suspense, yet, true to his sluggish nature, he had waited patiently till the morning came. Then he summons Samuel to him, calling him lovingly my son, and everything tends to show that there was a real affection between the two. He next asks, What is the thing that he hath said unto thee? The A.V greatly weakens this by inserting the words "The Lord." The original is far more suggestive. Put quite indefinitely, it says, "Whoever or whatsoever be thy visitor, yet tell me all." Then, when Eli has heard the message, he says, It is Jehovah. Though he had not had the courage to do what was right, yet his submission to God, and the humility of his resignation, prove that the Holy Ghost had in these years of waiting being doing its work upon the old man"s heart. Eli"s adjuration, we must further note, was equivalent to putting Samuel upon his oath, so that any concealment on his part would have involved the sin of perjury.
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