1 Samuel 3:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Opened the doors - We learn thus incidentally the nature of some of Samuel’s duties. This duty was quite Levitical in its character. In the interval between Josh and David, when the tabernacle wa...
1 Samuel 3:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

In Obedience to the Command of the Lord, Samuel Announces to Eli the Doom of his House. Parallel to the Deuteronomic section ( 1 Samuel 2:27 ). 1 Samuel 3:12 . Probably an addition by the Deut...
1 Samuel 3:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

morning. The copyist's eye, in going back to this word, went to the word at the end of' the next sentence, and thus omitted "and rose early in the morning". These words are preserved in the Septuag...
1 Samuel 3:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. Samuel feared to show Eli - He reverenced him as a father, and he feared to...
1 Samuel 3:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of t...
1 Samuel 3:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Call of Samuel 1. Precious] RM, 'rare': see Isaiah 13:12 . There was no prophet then. Open ] rather, 'published, widely announced': cp. 2 Chronicles 31:5 .
1 Samuel 3:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And opened the doors. — This is another notice which indicates that the sanctuary of Shiloh was enclosed in a house or temple. We have no record of the building of the first house of the Lord, bu...
1 Samuel 3:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER V. SAMUEL'S VISION. 1 Samuel 3:1-21 . IT is evident that Samuel must have taken very kindly to the duties of the sanctuary. He was manifestly one of those who are sanctified from in- f...
1 Samuel 3:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Message through a Child 1 Samuel 3:10-21 It was a heavy burden that the young boy had to carry. To remind Eli of his sons' shameful sin; to reprove him for his neglect; to utter a judgment wh...
1 Samuel 3:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

At this point in the history came a change, startling, and full of meaning in Samuel's life. In the silence of the night a Voice called him by name. Thrice he answered by going to Eli. At last Eli re...
1 Samuel 3:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(15) And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision. (16) Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered,...
1 Samuel 3:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Samuel lay until the morning ,.... It is not said he slept; it can hardly be thought he should, when it is considered what a new, strange, and uncommon thing had befallen him; what honour had be...
1 Samuel 3:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. Ver. 15. And Samuel … opened the doors of the house.] His modesty appearet...
1 Samuel 3:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Opened the doors Although the tabernacle, while it was to be removed from place to place in the wilderness, had no doors, but consisted only of curtains, and had hangings before the entrance, inste...
1 Samuel 3:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Again the contrast in the child Samuel to what goes before is emphasized: he ministered to the Lord before Eli. Eli witnessed his simple faithfulness to the Lord; but while he no doubt appreciated it...
1 Samuel 3:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Eli and His House Threatened. B. C. 1128. 11 And the L ORD said to Samuel, Behold, I...
1 Samuel 3:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Opened the doors of the house of the Lord: although the tabernacle, whilst it was to be removed from place to place in the wilderness, had no doors, but consisted only of curtains, and had only han...
1 Samuel 3:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Next Morning ( 1 Samuel 3:15-18 ). 1 Samuel 3:15 ‘ And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of YHWH. And Samuel was afraid to show Eli the vision.' Notice that...
1 Samuel 3:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 3:11 . “The ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.” A mark of dread and horror. (See 2 Kings 21:12 and Jeremiah 19:3 .) “As a sharp, discord...
1 Samuel 3:15 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1-4 (with Judges 21:16-25 ) I. With all his virtues and natural advantages Eli had one great fault. He was a good man of the easy type; the kind of man who makes an admirable servant,...
1 Samuel 3:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 3:1 . No open vision; that is, no distinguished prophets in all the land; one of the great calamities which Amos denounced against Israel: 1 Samuel 8:12 . 1 Samuel 3:3 . Ere the lamp...
1 Samuel 3:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. Causes of Eli’s overthrow There are several impressive lessons urged by God’s treatment of Eli....
1 Samuel 3:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE CALL OF SAMUEL ( 1 Samuel 3:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 3:1 The word of the Lord was precious in those days . Or rather rare ; it came but seldom, and there was no proper or...
1 Samuel 3:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Prophecy Against Eli
1 Samuel 3:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 16:10 ; 1 Corinthians 16:11 ; 1 Samuel 1:9 ; Jeremiah 1:6-8 ; Malachi 1:10
1 Samuel 3:15 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Prophet Samuel 1 Samuel 3:1-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The story of Samuel is one of the outstanding messages of the Bible. His father's name was Elkanah. His mother's name was Hannah. Elkanah...
1 Samuel 3:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Doors — Altho' the tabernacle, whilst it was to be removed from place to place in the wilderness, had no doors, but consisted only of curtains, and had hangings before the entrance, instead of door...

1 Samuel 3:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 3:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 3:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 3:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 3:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 3:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 3:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 3:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 3:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 3:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 3:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 3:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 3:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 3:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 3:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 3:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 3:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 3:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 3:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 3:15 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 3:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 3:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 3:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 3:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 3:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 3:15 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Samuel 3:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes