And the child Samuel ... - The account of our Lord’s growth Luke 2:52 is very similar; “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” The literal version of the passage before us is, “The child Samuel advanced and grew and was good (or acceptable), both with the Lord, and also with men.”
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1 Samuel 2:26
26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.