1 Samuel 3:20 (LSB)

Passage

So all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of Yahweh.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 3:18 So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is Yahweh; let Him do what seems good in His eyes.”

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

1 Samuel 3:20 So all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of Yahweh.

1 Samuel 3:21 And Yahweh appeared again at Shiloh, because Yahweh revealed Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of Yahweh.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "israel", "even", "beersheba", "knew", "samuel", "confirmed", "prophet", and "yahweh". 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 "Thus Samuel grew and Yahweh was with..." into verse 21's "And Yahweh appeared again at Shiloh because...", 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.