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1Sa 3:3 (KJV) — And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;

1Sa 3:3 (NASB) — and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was,

Phrase from KJV (Help)		Correlating Verses

ere	Before sun-rise: for it is probable the lamps were extinguished before the rising of the sun; see the Parallel Passages.
the lamp	Exd 27:20,21; Exd 30:7,8; Lev 24:2-4; 2Ch 13:11
the temple	1Sa 1:6; Psa 5:7; Psa 27:4; Psa 29:9