And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; Ere the lamp of God went out - Before sunrise; for it is likely that the lamps were extinguished before the rising of the sun. See Exodus 27:21; Leviticus 24:3.
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1 Samuel 3:3
3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;