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Douay-Rheims Bible
1 Samuel 2:26
But the child Samuel advanced, and grew on, and pleased both the Lord and men.
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Christian Standard Bible®
By contrast, the boy Samuel grew in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people.
By contrast, the boy Samuel grew in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people.
Hebrew Names Version
The child Shemu'el grew on, and increased in favor both with the LORD, and also with men.
The child Shemu'el grew on, and increased in favor both with the LORD, and also with men.
King James Version
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord , and also with men.
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord , and also with men.
Lexham English Bible
But the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with Yahweh and with the people.
But the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with Yahweh and with the people.
English Standard Version
Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with man.
Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with man.
New Century Version
The boy Samuel grew physically. He pleased the Lord and the people.
The boy Samuel grew physically. He pleased the Lord and the people.
New English Translation
Now the boy Samuel was growing up and finding favor both with the Lord and with people.
Now the boy Samuel was growing up and finding favor both with the Lord and with people.
Amplified Bible
But the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor both with the LORD and with men.
But the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor both with the LORD and with men.
New American Standard Bible
Now the boy Samuel was continuing to grow and to be in favor both with the LORD and with people.
Now the boy Samuel was continuing to grow and to be in favor both with the LORD and with people.
Geneva Bible (1587)
(Nowe the childe Samuel profited and grewe, and was in fauour both with the Lord and also with men)
(Nowe the childe Samuel profited and grewe, and was in fauour both with the Lord and also with men)
Legacy Standard Bible
Now the young boy Samuel was growing in stature and in favor both with Yahweh and with men.
Now the young boy Samuel was growing in stature and in favor both with Yahweh and with men.
Contemporary English Version
Each day the Lord and his people liked Samuel more and more.
Each day the Lord and his people liked Samuel more and more.
Complete Jewish Bible
The child Sh'mu'el kept growing and gaining favor both with Adonai and with people.
The child Sh'mu'el kept growing and gaining favor both with Adonai and with people.
Darby Translation
And the boy Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with Jehovah and also with men.
And the boy Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with Jehovah and also with men.
Easy-to-Read Version
The boy Samuel kept growing. He was pleasing to the Lord and to the people.
The boy Samuel kept growing. He was pleasing to the Lord and to the people.
George Lamsa Translation
And the boy Samuel grew up, and was in favor both with the LORD and also with men.
And the boy Samuel grew up, and was in favor both with the LORD and also with men.
Good News Translation
The boy Samuel continued to grow and to gain favor both with the Lord and with people.
The boy Samuel continued to grow and to gain favor both with the Lord and with people.
Literal Translation
And the boy Samuel went on, growing both in stature and in goodness, both with Jehovah and also with men.
And the boy Samuel went on, growing both in stature and in goodness, both with Jehovah and also with men.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the childe Samuel wente and grewe vp, & was accepted of the LORDE & of me.
But the childe Samuel wente and grewe vp, & was accepted of the LORDE & of me.
American Standard Version
And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Jehovah, and also with men.
And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Jehovah, and also with men.
Bible in Basic English
And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.
And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
(The childe Samuel profited & grew, and was in fauour both with the Lord and also with men.)
(The childe Samuel profited & grew, and was in fauour both with the Lord and also with men.)
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
King James Version (1611)
(And the child Samuel grew on, and was in fauour, both with the Lord, and also with men.)
(And the child Samuel grew on, and was in fauour, both with the Lord, and also with men.)
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the child Samuel advanced, and was in favour with God and with men.
And the child Samuel advanced, and was in favour with God and with men.
English Revised Version
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
Berean Standard Bible
And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with men.
And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with men.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the child Samuel profitide, and encreessyde, and pleside bothe God and men.
Forsothe the child Samuel profitide, and encreessyde, and pleside bothe God and men.
Young's Literal Translation
And the youth Samuel is going on and growing up, and [is] good both with Jehovah, and also with men.
And the youth Samuel is going on and growing up, and [is] good both with Jehovah, and also with men.
Update Bible Version
And the lad Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Yahweh, and also with men.
And the lad Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Yahweh, and also with men.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the child Samuel continued to grow, and was in favor both with the LORD, and also with men.
And the child Samuel continued to grow, and was in favor both with the LORD, and also with men.
World English Bible
The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Yahweh, and also with men.
The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Yahweh, and also with men.
New King James Version
And the child Samuel grew in stature, and in favor both with the LORD and men.
And the child Samuel grew in stature, and in favor both with the LORD and men.
New Living Translation
Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew taller and grew in favor with the Lord and with the people.
Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew taller and grew in favor with the Lord and with the people.
New Life Bible
Now the boy Samuel grew and was in favor both with the Lord and with men.
Now the boy Samuel grew and was in favor both with the Lord and with men.
New Revised Standard
Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and with the people.
Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and with the people.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, the boy Samuel, went on growing in stature, and in favour, - both with Yahweh, and also with men.
But, the boy Samuel, went on growing in stature, and in favour, - both with Yahweh, and also with men.
Revised Standard Version
Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the LORD and with men.
Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the LORD and with men.
THE MESSAGE
Hannah prayed: I'm bursting with God -news! I'm walking on air. I'm laughing at my rivals. I'm dancing my salvation. Nothing and no one is holy like God , no rock mountain like our God. Don't dare talk pretentiously— not a word of boasting, ever! For God knows what's going on. He takes the measure of everything that happens. The weapons of the strong are smashed to pieces, while the weak are infused with fresh strength. The well-fed are out begging in the streets for crusts, while the hungry are getting second helpings. The barren woman has a houseful of children, while the mother of many is bereft. God brings death and God brings life, brings down to the grave and raises up. God brings poverty and God brings wealth; he lowers, he also lifts up. He puts poor people on their feet again; he rekindles burned-out lives with fresh hope, Restoring dignity and respect to their lives— a place in the sun! For the very structures of earth are God 's; he has laid out his operations on a firm foundation. He protectively cares for his faithful friends, step by step, but leaves the wicked to stumble in the dark. No one makes it in this life by sheer muscle! God 's enemies will be blasted out of the sky, crashed in a heap and burned. God will set things right all over the earth, he'll give strength to his king, he'll set his anointed on top of the world! Elkanah went home to Ramah. The boy stayed and served God in the company of Eli the priest. Eli's own sons were a bad lot. They didn't know God and could not have cared less about the customs of priests among the people. Ordinarily, when someone offered a sacrifice, the priest's servant was supposed to come up and, while the meat was boiling, stab a three-pronged fork into the cooking pot. The priest then got whatever came up on the fork. But this is how Eli's sons treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh to offer sacrifices to God . Before they had even burned the fat to God , the priest's servant would interrupt whoever was sacrificing and say, "Hand over some of that meat for the priest to roast. He doesn't like boiled meat; he likes his rare." If the man objected, "First let the fat be burned—God's portion!—then take all you want," the servant would demand, "No, I want it now. If you won't give it, I'll take it." It was a horrible sin these young servants were committing—and right in the presence of God !—desecrating the holy offerings to God . In the midst of all this, Samuel, a boy dressed in a priestly linen tunic, served God . Additionally, every year his mother would make him a little robe cut to his size and bring it to him when she and her husband came for the annual sacrifice. Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, " God give you children to replace this child you have dedicated to God ." Then they would go home. God was most especially kind to Hannah. She had three more sons and two daughters! The boy Samuel stayed at the sanctuary and grew up with God . By this time Eli was very old. He kept getting reports on how his sons were ripping off the people and sleeping with the women who helped out at the sanctuary. Eli took them to task: "What's going on here? Why are you doing these things? I hear story after story of your corrupt and evil carrying on. Oh, my sons, this is not right! These are terrible reports I'm getting, stories spreading right and left among God 's people! If you sin against another person, there's help—God's help. But if you sin against God , who is around to help?" But they were far gone in disobedience and refused to listen to a thing their father said. So God , who was fed up with them, decreed their death. But the boy Samuel was very much alive, growing up, blessed by God and popular with the people.
Hannah prayed: I'm bursting with God -news! I'm walking on air. I'm laughing at my rivals. I'm dancing my salvation. Nothing and no one is holy like God , no rock mountain like our God. Don't dare talk pretentiously— not a word of boasting, ever! For God knows what's going on. He takes the measure of everything that happens. The weapons of the strong are smashed to pieces, while the weak are infused with fresh strength. The well-fed are out begging in the streets for crusts, while the hungry are getting second helpings. The barren woman has a houseful of children, while the mother of many is bereft. God brings death and God brings life, brings down to the grave and raises up. God brings poverty and God brings wealth; he lowers, he also lifts up. He puts poor people on their feet again; he rekindles burned-out lives with fresh hope, Restoring dignity and respect to their lives— a place in the sun! For the very structures of earth are God 's; he has laid out his operations on a firm foundation. He protectively cares for his faithful friends, step by step, but leaves the wicked to stumble in the dark. No one makes it in this life by sheer muscle! God 's enemies will be blasted out of the sky, crashed in a heap and burned. God will set things right all over the earth, he'll give strength to his king, he'll set his anointed on top of the world! Elkanah went home to Ramah. The boy stayed and served God in the company of Eli the priest. Eli's own sons were a bad lot. They didn't know God and could not have cared less about the customs of priests among the people. Ordinarily, when someone offered a sacrifice, the priest's servant was supposed to come up and, while the meat was boiling, stab a three-pronged fork into the cooking pot. The priest then got whatever came up on the fork. But this is how Eli's sons treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh to offer sacrifices to God . Before they had even burned the fat to God , the priest's servant would interrupt whoever was sacrificing and say, "Hand over some of that meat for the priest to roast. He doesn't like boiled meat; he likes his rare." If the man objected, "First let the fat be burned—God's portion!—then take all you want," the servant would demand, "No, I want it now. If you won't give it, I'll take it." It was a horrible sin these young servants were committing—and right in the presence of God !—desecrating the holy offerings to God . In the midst of all this, Samuel, a boy dressed in a priestly linen tunic, served God . Additionally, every year his mother would make him a little robe cut to his size and bring it to him when she and her husband came for the annual sacrifice. Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, " God give you children to replace this child you have dedicated to God ." Then they would go home. God was most especially kind to Hannah. She had three more sons and two daughters! The boy Samuel stayed at the sanctuary and grew up with God . By this time Eli was very old. He kept getting reports on how his sons were ripping off the people and sleeping with the women who helped out at the sanctuary. Eli took them to task: "What's going on here? Why are you doing these things? I hear story after story of your corrupt and evil carrying on. Oh, my sons, this is not right! These are terrible reports I'm getting, stories spreading right and left among God 's people! If you sin against another person, there's help—God's help. But if you sin against God , who is around to help?" But they were far gone in disobedience and refused to listen to a thing their father said. So God , who was fed up with them, decreed their death. But the boy Samuel was very much alive, growing up, blessed by God and popular with the people.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the boy Samuel was growing in stature and in favor both with the LORD and with men.
Now the boy Samuel was growing in stature and in favor both with the LORD and with men.
Contextual Overview
11 And Elcana went to Ramatha, to his house: but the child ministered in the sight of the Lord before the face of Heli the priest. 12 Now the sons of Heli were children of Belial, not knowing the Lord, 13 Nor the office of the priests to the people: but whosoever had offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest came, while the flesh was in boiling, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand, 14 And thrust it into the kettle, or into the cauldron, or into the pot, or into the pan: and all that the fleshhook brought up, the priest took to himself. Thus did they to all Israel that came to Silo. 15 Also before they burnt the fat, the servant of the priest came, and said to the man that sacrificed: Give me flesh to boil for the priest: for I will not take of thee sodden flesh, but raw. 16 And he that sacrificed said to him: Let the fat first be burnt to day, according to the custom, and then take to thee as much as thy soul desireth. But he answered, and said to him: Not so: but thou shalt give it me now, or else I will take it by force. 17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was exceeding great before the Lord: because they withdrew men from the sacrifice of the Lord. 18 But Samuel ministered before the face of the Lord: being a child girded with a linen ephod. 19 And his mother made him a little coat, which she brought to him on the appointed days, when she went up with her husband, to offer the solemn sacrifice. 20 And Heli blessed Elcana and his wife: and he said to him: The Lord give thee seed of this woman, for the loan thou hast lent to the Lord. And they went to their own home.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
grew on: 1 Samuel 2:21
was in: Proverbs 3:3, Luke 1:80, Luke 2:40, Luke 2:52, Acts 2:47, Romans 14:18
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:20 - General 1 Kings 18:12 - from my youth 2 Chronicles 34:1 - eight years Proverbs 3:4 - shalt Proverbs 22:6 - when Ecclesiastes 12:1 - Remember Matthew 20:2 - he sent
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the child Samuel grew up,.... Increased in stature and in grace, grew more and more in all respects, and better and better, while Eli's sons grew worse and worse; the contrast between these make the one to shine and appear illustrious, and the other to look the blacker: or "he went on, and grew, and was good" z; as he proceeded on in years, and grew in stature, he appeared more and more to be a good man, a virtuous, holy, and gracious person:
and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men; the Lord was pleased to give him some tokens of his favour, that he delighted in him, that he was wellpleasing in his sight, and that his person and services were acceptable to him; and the more Eli's sons disgusted the people by their ill lives and conduct, the greater esteem among them did Samuel obtain by his becoming life and conversation; all admired him, spoke well of him, and thanked God that in such bad times he was raising up one among them, of whom they had the most hopeful prospect of usefulness to them.
z הלך וגדל וטוב "ambulans, et grandescens et bonus", Montanus; so Vatablus & Drusius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And the child Samuel ... - The account of our Lord’s growth Luke 2:52 is very similar; “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” The literal version of the passage before us is, “The child Samuel advanced and grew and was good (or acceptable), both with the Lord, and also with men.”
