1 Samuel 2:26

And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.

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Interpretation

Samuel, being devoted to the Lord in a special manner, was from a child employed about the sanctuary in the services he was capable of. As he did this with a pious disposition of mind, it was called ministering to the Lord.

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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 2:22-26.

1 Samuel 2:22 1 Samuel 2:23 1 Samuel 2:24 1 Samuel 2:25 1 Samuel 2:26

Glossary

Samuel Person: Heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam. 1:20 .