1 Samuel 3:15 (WEB)

Passage

Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of Yahweh’s house. Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 3:13 For I have told him that I will judge his house forever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves, and he didn’t restrain them.

1 Samuel 3:14 Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be removed with sacrifice or offering forever.”

1 Samuel 3:15 Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of Yahweh’s house. Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.

1 Samuel 3:16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, “Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.”

1 Samuel 3:17 He said, “What is the thing that he has spoken to you? Please don’t hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that he spoke to you.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "samuel", "until", "morning", "opened", "doors", "yahweh", and "house". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "samuel" and "until", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Therefore I have sworn to the house..." into verse 16's "Then Eli called Samuel and said Samuel...", so "samuel" and "until" 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 "samuel" and "until" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.