CHAPTER EXPLORER
1 Samuel 3
FREE DAILY DEVOTIONAL
A little Scripture and hope in your inbox.
Get a short, Scripture-centered devotional and a practical step for your day. Read examples first.
21 verses in KJV · 135 outgoing cross-reference links
4top people shown
3top places shown
0events shown
18topics shown
Opening verses of 1 Samuel 3 (KJV)
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.
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;
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];
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Samuel
Approximate study chronology: c. 1165 BC
Chronology and writer attribution are study metadata and may be disputed; they are not presented as inspired dates or universally agreed authorship claims.
Topics connected to this chapter
Places in this chapter
Cross-reference destinations
Numbers are accumulated cross-reference ranking/vote weight, not the number of separate links and not a measure of spiritual importance.
Original-language word-study starting points
H8050she.mu.elSamuel · 21 occurrencesH3068ye.ho.vahLORD · 19 occurrencesH5941e.liEli · 12 occurrencesH1697da.varword · 9 occurrencesH7901sha.khavto lie down: lay down · 8 occurrencesH3808lonot · 6 occurrencesH2005henlook! · 5 occurrencesH1980ha.lakhto go: went · 5 occurrencesH1696da.varto speak: speak · 5 occurrencesH1004betplace · 5 occurrencesH5704adtill · 4 occurrencesH3254ya.saphto add: again · 4 occurrencesH9030nime · 3 occurrencesH8085sha.mato hear: hear · 3 occurrences
These are frequent tagged terms in this chapter. Frequency alone does not establish interpretive importance.
Structured tags are navigation aids. Always read the chapter itself in context before drawing conclusions from a chart or count.