1 Samuel 3:20 (DRB)

Passage

And all Israel, from Dan to Bersabee, knew that Samuel was a faithful prophet of the Lord.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 3:18 So Samuel told him all the words, and did not hide them from him. And he answered: It is the Lord: let him do what is good in his sight.

1 Samuel 3:19 And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.

1 Samuel 3:20 And all Israel, from Dan to Bersabee, knew that Samuel was a faithful prophet of the Lord.

1 Samuel 3:21 And the Lord again appeared in Silo, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Silo, according to the word of the Lord. And the word of Samuel came to pass to all Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "israel", "bersabee", "knew", "samuel", "faithful", "prophet", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "israel", 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 the Lord was..." into verse 21's "And the Lord again appeared in Silo...", so "faith" and "israel" 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 "faith" and "israel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.