1 Samuel 2:11 “Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the…”

1 Samuel 2:11

Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.

World English Bible

Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. The child served the LORD before Eli the priest.

American Standard Version

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house, and the childe did minister vnto the Lord before Eli the Priest.

Darby Translation

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the boy ministered to Jehovah in the presence of Eli the priest.

Young's Literal Translation

And Elkanah goeth to Ramath, unto his house, and the youth hath been serving Jehovah, [in] the presence of Eli the priest;

Bible in Basic English

Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child became the servant of the Lord under the direction of Eli the priest.

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Cross references

“minister”

1 Samuel 2:18 1 Samuel 3:1 1 Samuel 1:28 1 Samuel 3:15

1 Samuel 2:18 · BSB

Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.

1 Samuel 3:1 · BSB

And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare, and visions were scarce.

1 Samuel 1:28 · BSB

I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.

1 Samuel 3:15 · BSB

Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,

Also

1 Samuel 1:19

1 Samuel 1:19 · BSB

The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”

12Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD

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