1 Samuel 3:20

20 And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the LORD.

1 Samuel 3:20 in Other Translations

20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.

20 And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the LORD.

20 And all Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD .

20 Everyone in Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, recognized that Samuel was the real thing - a true prophet of God.

20 All Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was a confirmed prophet of the Lord.

1 Samuel 3:20 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 3:20

And all Israel, from Dan even unto Beersheba
That is, from the most northern border of the land of Israel, on which Dan lay, to the utmost border of it southward, where Beersheba was, the fame of Samuel for his piety, prudence, and prophecy, was spread abroad; so that all

knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord;
or that he was faithful ^F26 to God and man, to be credited in what he said; and so a fit man to be a prophet of the Lord, being eminently qualified with gifts by him for that office; the Targum is,

``that Samuel was faithful in the words of the prophecy of the Lord,''

in relating them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F26 (Nman) "fidelis", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version.

1 Samuel 3:20 In-Context

18 So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. Then Eli said, “He is the LORD; let him do what is good in his eyes.”

19 The LORD was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.

20 And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the LORD.

21 The LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, and there he revealed himself to Samuel through his word.

Cross References

• 1. S Judges 20:1
• 2. S Deuteronomy 18:22; Ezekiel 33:33