1 Samuel 3:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. ”

1 Samuel 3:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

It is the Lord ... - Compare the devout submission of Aaron Leviticus 10:3 , and of Hezekiah 2 Kings 20:19 . And, for the highest conceivable submission to the will of God, compare Luke 22:42...
1 Samuel 3:18 - 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 3:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

every whit . every particle. Anglo-Saxon, wiht. Every bit. Hebrew "all the words".
1 Samuel 3:18 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 285 ELI’S SUBMISSION TO THE DIVINE REBUKES 1 Samuel 3:18 . And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It in the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good. I...
1 Samuel 3:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. Samuel told him every whit - Our word whit, or wid, comes from the Anglo-Sax...
1 Samuel 3:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Then Eli called Samuel, and said— Either that he might not afflict Eli, or displease God, Samuel feared to tell this unhappy father what had been revealed to him. But Eli, naturally distressed an...
1 Samuel 3:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said...
1 Samuel 3:18 - 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 3:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

It is the Lord. — Such a reply, and such a reception of the news of the terrible doom twice communicated to him by a direct message from the Eternal, indicates that Eli, in spite of his weakness an...
1 Samuel 3:18 - 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 3:18 - 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 3:18 - 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 3:18 - 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 3:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him ,.... And so approved himself to be a faithful prophet of God, and man of God, as he is afterwards called; the whole counsel of God is to be...
1 Samuel 3:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It [is] the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. Ver. 18. Told him every whit. ] Bitter truths must be spoken, however the...
1 Samuel 3:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

It is the Lord This severe sentence is from the sovereign Lord of the world, who hath an absolute right to dispose of me and all his creatures; who is in a special manner the ruler of the people of...
1 Samuel 3:18 - 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 3:18 - 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 3:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This severe sentence is from the sovereign Lord of the world, who hath an absolute power and right to dispose of me and all his creatures as he pleaseth, to whose good pleasure I therefore freely sub...
1 Samuel 3:18 - 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 3:18 - 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 3:18 - 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 3:18 - 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 3:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

And Samuel told him every whit. Speaking the truth in love Samuel, so adjured, “told him every whit, and hid nothing from him.” How interesting it is to trace, at every stage of the history, th...
1 Samuel 3:18 - 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 3:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Prophecy Against Eli
1 Samuel 3:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 5:6 ; 2 Samuel 16:10-12 ; Genesis 18:25 ; Isaiah 39:8 ; Job 1:21 ; Job 2:10 ; Judges 10:15 ; Lamentations 3:39 ; Psalms 39:9
1 Samuel 3:18 - 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 3:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

It is the Lord — This severe sentence is from the sovereign Lord of the world, who hath an absolute right to dispose of me and all his creatures; who is in a special manner the ruler of the people...

1 Samuel 3:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 3:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 3:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 3:18 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Samuel 3:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 3:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 3:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 3:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 3:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 3:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 3:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 3:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 3:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 3:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 3:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 3:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 3:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 3:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 3:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 3:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 3:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 3:18 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 3:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 3:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 3:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 3:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 3:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 3:18 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Samuel 3:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes