1 Samuel 3:10

10 O SENHOR voltou a chamá-lo como nas outras vezes: “Samuel, Samuel!”Samuel disse: “Fala, pois o teu servo está ouvindo”.

1 Samuel 3:10 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 3:10

And the Lord came, and stood
At the place where Samuel lay; either there was, as Kimchi, a form before his eyes in the vision of prophecy, some visible corporeal shape assumed; or a bright splendour an illustrious appearance of the glory of God; or it may be rather the voice, which before seemed to be at some distance whereabout Eli lay; it now seemed nearer, and was as the voice of one just by him, that sounded in his ears:

and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel:
repeating his name, in order the more to excite his attention:

then Samuel answered, speak, for thy servant heareth;
he leaves out the word Lord, which Eli bid him use; for he might be afraid as yet to make mention of the name of the Lord in the vision of prophecy, as Kimchi speaks; or lest it should be the voice of another, as Jarchi; as yet he might not be quite certain whether it was the voice of the Lord, or the voice of a man; for that he should have any mistrust of its being the voice of a demon or spectre, there is no reason to believe.

1 Samuel 3:10 In-Context

8 O SENHOR chamou Samuel pela terceira vez. Ele se levantou, foi até Eli e disse: “Estou aqui; o senhor me chamou?”Eli percebeu que o SENHOR estava chamando o menino

9 e lhe disse: “Vá e deite-se; se ele chamá-lo, diga: ‘Fala, SENHOR, pois o teu servo está ouvindo’.” Então Samuel foi deitar-se.

10 O SENHOR voltou a chamá-lo como nas outras vezes: “Samuel, Samuel!”Samuel disse: “Fala, pois o teu servo está ouvindo”.

11 E o SENHOR disse a Samuel: “Vou realizar em Israel algo que fará tinir os ouvidos de todos os que ficarem sabendo.

12 Nessa ocasião executarei contra Eli tudo o que falei contra sua família, do começo ao fim.