And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD (a) before Eli. And the word of the LORD was (b) precious in those days; [there was] no open vision.
(a) The Chaldee text reads "while Eli lived".
(b) Because there were very few prophets to declare it.
Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 3:1
1 Samuel 3:1
1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.