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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

1 Samuel 3:20

So all Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, came to know, - that Samuel had become confirmed as a prophet unto Yahweh.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Samuel;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Leaders;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Prophets;   Religion;   Religious;   Stories for Children;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prophecy;   Prophets;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Samuel;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Dan;   Palestine;   Prophecy, prophet;   Samuel;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Prophet, Prophetess, Prophecy;   Samuel, First and Second, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Beer-Sheba;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Samuel, Books of;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hophni;   Seer;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Eli;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Samuel the Prophet;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Dan (2);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Dan;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
All Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was a confirmed prophet of the Lord.
Hebrew Names Version
All Yisra'el from Dan even to Be'er-Sheva knew that Shemu'el was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
King James Version
And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord .
Lexham English Bible
All Israel from Dan to Beersheba realized that Samuel was faithful as a prophet to Yahweh.
English Standard Version
And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the Lord .
New Century Version
Then all Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, knew Samuel was a true prophet of the Lord .
New English Translation
All Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba realized that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord .
Amplified Bible
And all Israel from Dan [in the north] to Beersheba [in the south] knew that Samuel was appointed as a prophet of the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And all Israel fro Dan to Beer-sheba knew that faithfull Samuel was the Lordes Prophet.
Legacy Standard Bible
So all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of Yahweh.
Contemporary English Version
From the town of Dan in the north to the town of Beersheba in the south, everyone in the country knew that Samuel was truly the Lord 's prophet.
Complete Jewish Bible
All Isra'el from Dan to Be'er-Sheva became aware that Sh'mu'el had been confirmed as a prophet of Adonai .
Darby Translation
And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established a prophet of Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then all Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, knew that Samuel was a true prophet of the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was to be a prophet of the LORD.
Good News Translation
So all the people of Israel, from one end of the country to the other, knew that Samuel was indeed a prophet of the Lord .
Literal Translation
And all Israel knew, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, that Samuel was confirmed to be a prophet to Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And all Israel fro Dan vnto Bersaba, knewe yt Samuel was faithfull to be a prophet of the LORDE.
American Standard Version
And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
And it was clear to all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba that Samuel had been made a prophet of the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And all Israel, from Dan to Beerseba, wyst that faythfull Samuel was the Lordes prophete.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
And all Israel from Dan euen to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established to bee a Prophet of the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And all Israel knew from Dan even to Bersabee, that Samuel was faithful as a prophet to the Lord.
English Revised Version
And all Israel from Dan even to Beer–sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And al Israel fro Dan to Bersabee knew, that feithful Samuel was a profete of the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
and all Israel know, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, that Samuel is established for a prophet to Jehovah.
Update Bible Version
And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel [was] established [to be] a prophet of the LORD.
World English Bible
All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yahweh.
New King James Version
And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel had been established as a prophet of the LORD.
New Living Translation
And all Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord .
New Life Bible
All Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel had become a man of God.
New Revised Standard
And all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was a trustworthy prophet of the Lord .
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all Israel, from Dan to Bersabee, knew that Samuel was a faithful prophet of the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
And all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the LORD.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.

Contextual Overview

19 And Samuel grew, - and, Yahweh, proved to he with him, and let none of all his words fall to the ground. 20 So all Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, came to know, - that Samuel had become confirmed as a prophet unto Yahweh. 21 Thus did Yahweh again appear in Shiloh, - for Yahweh had revealed himself unto Samuel in Shiloh, in the word of Yahweh.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Dan: Judges 20:1, 2 Samuel 3:10, 2 Samuel 17:11

established: or, faithful, 1 Timothy 1:12

Reciprocal: Genesis 46:1 - Beersheba 1 Samuel 9:6 - all that he saith 1 Samuel 12:2 - I have walked 1 Kings 18:12 - from my youth 1 Chronicles 21:2 - Beersheba Ezekiel 33:33 - when Amos 2:11 - I raised Luke 1:80 - the child Acts 3:24 - Samuel Acts 13:20 - until

Cross-References

Genesis 2:20
So the man gave names to all the tame-beasts, and to the birds of the heavens, and to all the wild-beasts of the field, - but, for man, had there not been found a helper as his counterpart.
Genesis 2:23
And the man said, This, one, now, is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh! This, one shall be called Woman, for, out of a man, hath this one been taken.
Genesis 5:29
and he called his name Noah saying, - This, one shall give us rest from our work, And from the grievous toil of our hands, By reason of the ground which Yahweh hath cursed,
Genesis 16:11
And the messenger of Yahweh said to her, Behold thee! with child, and about bearing a son - and thou shalt call his name Ishmael for Yahweh hath hearkened unto thy humiliation.
Genesis 35:18
And it came to pass when her soul was going forth - for she died, that she called his name Ben-oni, - but, his father, called him, Ben-jamin.
Exodus 2:10
And the child grew, and she brought him in to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said - For out of the water, I drew him.
1 Samuel 1:20
And so it was, when the days had come round during which Hannah was with child, that she bare a son, - and called his name Samuel, Because, of Yahweh, I asked him.
Matthew 1:21
Moreover she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, - for, he, will save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:23
Lo! a Virgin, shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, - and they shall call his name Emmanuel; which is, being translated, God with us.
Acts 17:26
he made also, of one, every nation of men to dwell upon all the face of the earth, - marking out fitting opportunities, and the bounds of their dwelling place,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 z 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.

z נאמן "fidelis", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

From Dan ... - See Judges 20:1 note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 3:20. All Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba — Through the whole extent of Palestine; Dan being at the northern, Beer-sheba at the southern extremity.

Was established to be a prophet — The word נאמן neeman, which we translate established, signifies faithful: The faithful Samuel was a prophet of the Lord.


 
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