1 Samuel 3:20 (ASV)

Passage

And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Jehovah.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 3:18 And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what seemeth him good.

1 Samuel 3:19 And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

1 Samuel 3:20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Jehovah.

1 Samuel 3:21 And Jehovah appeared again in Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "israel", "even", "beer-sheba", "knew", "samuel", "established", "prophet", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "israel" and "even", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "And Samuel grew and Jehovah was with..." into verse 21's "And Jehovah appeared again in Shiloh for...", so "israel" and "even" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "israel" and "even" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.