1 Samuel 3:2 (DRB)

Passage

And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 3:1 Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision.

1 Samuel 3:2 And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:

1 Samuel 3:3 Before the lamp of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.

1 Samuel 3:4 And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered: Here am I.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "pass", "heli", "place", "eyes", and "grown". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "pass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Now the child Samuel ministered to the..." into verse 3's "Before the lamp of God went out...", so "came" and "pass" 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 "came" and "pass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.