The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Yahweh, and also with men.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
- BSB And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.
- NKJV And the child Samuel grew in stature, and in favor both with the Lord and men.
- NASB Now the boy Samuel was continuing to grow and to be in favor both with the Lord and with people.
- NLT Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew taller and grew in favor with the Lord and with the people.
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Quick answer
Meanwhile young Samuel grew in favor with both the Lord and people. His maturing godliness contrasts the decline of Eli's house.
Overview
The narrator again turns from judgment to Samuel, whose growth in favor with God and men signals God's rising work. This description is echoed of the boy Jesus, who likewise grew in favor with God and men. As Eli's house falls under judgment, God is quietly preparing a faithful servant to lead His people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Luke 2:52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
- Luke 2:40The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
- Luke 1:80The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
- Acts 2:47praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.
- 1 Sam 2:21Yahweh visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. The child Samuel grew before Yahweh.
- Rom 14:18For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.
- Prov 3:3Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
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The rise of the anointed king after Israel's failed first choice points to the true Anointed One (Messiah means 'anointed'), the shepherd-king after God's own heart from Bethlehem.
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