1 Samuel 3:19 (YLT)

Passage

And Samuel groweth up, and Jehovah hath been with him, and hath not let fall any of his words to the earth;

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 3:17 And he saith, `What <FI>is<Fi> the word which He hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me; so doth God do to thee, and so doth He add, if thou hidest from me a word of all the words that He hath spoken unto thee.'

1 Samuel 3:18 And Samuel declareth to him the whole of the words, and hath not hid from him; and he saith, `It <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah; that which is good in His eyes He doth.'

1 Samuel 3:19 And Samuel groweth up, and Jehovah hath been with him, and hath not let fall any of his words to the earth;

1 Samuel 3:20 and all Israel know, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, that Samuel is established for a prophet to Jehovah.

1 Samuel 3:21 And Jehovah addeth to appear in Shiloh, for Jehovah hath been revealed unto Samuel, in Shiloh, by the word of Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "samuel", "groweth", "jehovah", "hath", "been", "fall", and "words". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "samuel" and "groweth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And Samuel declareth to him the whole..." into verse 20's "and all Israel know from Dan even...", so "samuel" and "groweth" 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 "groweth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.