1 Samuel 2:11
“And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house, and the child did minister vnto the Lord before Eli the Priest.”
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1 Samuel 2:11 Context
9He will keepe the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall bee silent in darkenesse; for by strength shall no man preuaile. 10The aduersaries of the Lord shalbe broken to pieces: out of heauen shal he thunder vpon them: the Lord shall iudge the ends of the earth, and he shal giue strength vnto his king, and exalt the horne of his Anointed. 11And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house, and the child did minister vnto the Lord before Eli the Priest. 12¶ Now the sonnes of Eli were sonnes of Belial, they knewe not the Lord. 13And the priests custome with the people was, that when any man offred sacrifice, the priestes seruant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhooke of three teeth in his hand,
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Other Translations for 1 Samuel 2:11
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
- King James Version
Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah. But the boy ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child became the servant of the Lord under the direction of Eli the priest.
- Basic English Bible
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the boy ministered to Jehovah in the presence of Eli the priest.
- Darby Bible
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest.
- Webster's Bible
Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. The child did minister to Yahweh before Eli the priest.
- World English Bible
And Elkanah goeth to Ramath, unto his house, and the youth hath been serving Jehovah, [in] the presence of Eli the priest;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 2:11
2:11 Minster - In some way agreeable to his tender years, as in singing, or playing upon instruments of musick, or lighting the lamps. Before Eli the priest - That is, under the inspection, and by the direction of Eli.