1 Samuel 3:20 (WEB)

Passage

All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yahweh.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 3:18 Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, “It is Yahweh. Let him do what seems good to him.”

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

1 Samuel 3:20 All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yahweh.

1 Samuel 3:21 Yahweh appeared again in Shiloh; for Yahweh revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by Yahweh’s word.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "israel", "even", "beersheba", "knew", "samuel", "established", "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 "Samuel grew and Yahweh was with him..." into verse 21's "Yahweh appeared again in Shiloh for Yahweh...", 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.