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1Sa 3:3 — 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];

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

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

Correlating Passages

the lamp

	Exd 27:20	And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.
	Exd 27:21	In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which [is] before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: [it shall be] a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.
	Exd 30:7	And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
	Exd 30:8	And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.
	Lev 24:2	Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
	Lev 24:3	Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually: [it shall be] a statute for ever in your generations.
	Lev 24:4	He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
	2Ch 13:11	And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also [set they in order] upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.

the temple

	1Sa 1:6	And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.
	Psa 5:7	But as for me, I will come [into] thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: [and] in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
	Psa 27:4	One [thing] have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
	Psa 29:9	The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of [his] glory.

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Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)

Scott, Thomas. "1 Samuel 3:3," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/1Sa/3/3.html>.

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