1 Samuel 3:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bible Comments

The Lord came and stood, &c. Before, the Lord spake to him at a distance, even from the holy oracle between the cherubim: but now, to prevent all further mistake, the voice came near to him, as if the person speaking had been standing near him. And Rabbi Kimchi thinks the expression denotes some glorious appearance of God to him, because it is the same which is used Numbers 22:22-31, where the angel is said to stand to oppose Balaam's proceedings. And so the Targum, The Lord was revealed, and stood and called, &c.

1 Samuel 3:10

10 And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.