1 Samuel 3:3
“And yer the lampe of God went out in the Temple of the Lord, where the Arke of God was, and Samuel was layd downe to sleepe;”
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1 Samuel 3:3 Context
1And the child Samuel ministred vnto the Lord before Eli: and the word of the Lord was precious in those daies; there was no open vision. 2And it came to passe at that time, when Eli was layd downe in his place, and his eyes beganne to waxe dimme, that he could not see; 3And yer the lampe of God went out in the Temple of the Lord, where the Arke of God was, and Samuel was layd downe to sleepe; 4That the Lord called Samuel, and he answered, Here am I. 5And he ranne vnto Eli, and sayd, Here am I, for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie downe againe. And he went and lay downe.
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And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God [was], and Samuel was laid down [to sleep];
- King James Version
and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God {was,}
- New American Standard Version (1995)