1 Samuel 2:11 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. But the boy Samuel served the LORD under the priest Eli.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.

ASV:

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest.

BBE:

Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child became the servant of the Lord under the direction of Eli the priest.

DBY:

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the boy ministered to Jehovah in the presence of Eli the priest.

ERV:

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.

JPS:

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.

WBS:

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest.

WEB:

Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. The child did minister to Yahweh before Eli the priest.

YLT:

And Elkanah goeth to Ramath, unto his house, and the youth hath been serving Jehovah, in the presence of Eli the priest;

1 Samuel 2:11 Cross References

XREF:

1 Samuel 1:1 Now there was a certain man from Ramathaim-zophim from the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.

1 Samuel 1:19 Then they arose early in the morning and worshiped before the LORD, and returned again to their house in Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her.

1 Samuel 1:28 "So I have also dedicated him to the LORD; as long as he lives he is dedicated to the LORD." And he worshiped the LORD there.

1 Samuel 2:18 Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD, as a boy wearing a linen ephod.

1 Samuel 3:1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD before Eli. And word from the LORD was rare in those days, visions were infrequent. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

2:11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the {i} LORD before Eli the priest.
(i) In all that Eli commanded him.

WES:

2:11 Minster - In some way agreeable to his tender years, as in singing, or playing upon instruments of musick, or lighting the lamps. Before Eli the priest - That is, under the inspection, and by the direction of Eli.

MHC:

2:11-26 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 unto the Lord. He received a blessing from the Lord. Those young people who serve God as well as they can, he will enable to improve, that they may serve him better. Eli shunned trouble and exertion. This led him to indulge his children, without using parental authority to restrain and correct them when young. He winked at the abuses in the service of the sanctuary till they became customs, and led to abominations; and his sons, who should have taught those that engaged in the service of the sanctuary what was good, solicited them to wickedness. Their offence was committed even in offering the sacrifices for sins, which typified the atonement of the Saviour! Sins against the remedy, the atonement itself, are most dangerous, they tread under foot the blood of the covenant. Eli's reproof was far too mild and gentle. In general, none are more abandoned than the degenerate children of godly persons, when they break through restraints.

CONC:

Boy Child Direction Eli Elkanah Elka'nah Home Minister Ministered Presence Priest Ramah Ramath Servant Serving Youth

Boy Child Direction Eli Elkanah Elka'nah Home House Minister Ministered Presence Priest Ramah Servant Serving Youth

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