1 Samuel 3:15

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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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BSBPD

“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,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 3:15 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 1:9So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.
  2. Jeremiah 1:6“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”
  3. Malachi 1:10“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
  4. 1 Corinthians 16:10If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.

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