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1 Sam 3:1–4:1a The word of the Lord was rare in those days in Israel (3:1), but that is about to change, as the Lord calls Samuel to serve him.
1 Sam 3:3 The lamp of God was in the tent of meeting, in the Holy Place. It burned every day from evening to morning (Ex. 27:20–21; Lev. 24:1–3). It had not yet gone out, so the time was probably just before dawn. The ark of God was beyond the veil, in the Most Holy Place.
1 Sam 3:7 Samuel did not yet know the Lord in a personal relationship, though of course he knew about him.
1 Sam 3:10 Samuel! Samuel! The Lord called other people by uttering their name twice, e.g., Abraham (Gen. 22:11), Jacob (Gen. 46:2), and Moses (Ex. 3:4).
1 Sam 3:12 all that I have spoken. See 2:27–36.
1 Sam 3:14 Though normal or unintentional sins of priests could be atoned for by offering (Lev. 4:3–12), Eli’s sons sinned defiantly. Their guilt could not be removed (see Num. 15:30 and note on Num. 15:30–31; see also Heb. 10:26–27), as Eli himself recognizes (1 Sam. 2:25).
1 Sam 3:17 May God do so to you and more also if is a form of solemn appeal to the Lord, a kind of oath. Compare Ruth 1:17; 2 Sam. 3:9; 19:13; 1 Kings 19:2.
1 Sam 3:18 It is the Lord. Eli accepts the judgment humbly.
1 Sam 3:19 the Lord . . . let none of his words fall to the ground. That is, all that Samuel spoke was fulfilled, and so he could be known as a prophet (see Deut. 18:21–22).
1 Sam 3:20 From Dan to Beersheba is the traditional limits of Israel to the north and south (Judg. 20:1; 2 Sam. 17:11).
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