1 Samuel 3:15
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
1 Samuel 3:15 in other translations
| BSB | Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision, |
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| WEB | Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the LORD’s house. Samuel was afraid to show Eli the vision. |
| ASV | And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision. |
| YLT | And Samuel lieth till the morning, and openeth the doors of the house of Jehovah, and Samuel is afraid of declaring the vision unto Eli. |
| DARBY | And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel feared to declare the vision to Eli. |
| BBE | And Samuel kept where he was, not moving till the time came for opening the doors of the house of God in the morning. And fear kept him from giving Eli an account of his vision. |
| Webster | And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD: and Samuel feared to show Eli the vision. |
What does 1 Samuel 3:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 3:5-18
5-18. he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me--It is evident that his sleeping chamber was close to that of the aged high priest and that he was accustomed to be called during the night. The three successive calls addressed to the boy convinced Eli of the divine character of the speaker, and he therefore exhorted the child to give a reverential attention to the message. The burden of [the Lord's…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:11-18
What a great deal of guilt and corruption is there in us, concerning which we may say, It is the iniquity which our own heart knoweth; we are conscious to ourselves of it! Those who do not restrain the sins of others, when it is in their power to do it, make themselves partakers of the guilt, and will be charged as joining in it. In his remarkable answer to this awful sentence, Eli acknowledged that the Lord had a…
1 Samuel 3:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 3:15
- Jeremiah 1:6-8
Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
- 1 Samuel 1:9
So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 16:10-11
Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do. Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.
- Malachi 1:10
Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1:9; Mal 1:10
Samuel.Samuel reverenced Eli as a father, and feared to distress him by shewing what God had purposed to do. It does not appear that God commanded Samuel to deliver this message; he therefore did not attempt it till adjured by Eli. It might be supposed that Samuel would have been so full of ecstasy as to have forgotten his ordinary service, and run amongst his friends to tell them of the converse he had with God in the night: but he modestly keeps it to himself. Our secret communion with God is not to be proclaimed on the house-top.
feared.
Jer 1:6-8; 1Co 16:10,11
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Context
- 1 Samuel 3:14
And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
- 1 Samuel 3:15
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
- 1 Samuel 3:16
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
1 Samuel 3:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Samuel estuvo acostado hasta la mañana, y abrió las puertas de la casa de Jehová. Y Samuel temía descubrir la visión á Eli. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Samuel resta couché jusqu’au matin; et il ouvrit les portes de la maison de l’ Éternel. Et Samuel craignait de rapporter sa vision à Éli. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Samuel lag bis zum Morgen; da tat er die Tür des Hauses Jehovas auf. Und Samuel fürchtete sich, Eli das Gesicht kundzutun. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dormivit autem Samuel usque mane, aperuitque ostia domus Domini. Et Samuel timebat indicare visionem Heli. |