1 Samuel 3:1

Verse 1. Before. Chal. “in the days of Heli.” The young Levite slept in an adjoining chamber, to wait on the high priest, not far from the sanctuary.—Precious; that is, rare: ( Ch). as such things are generally more esteemed, ( Bible.) which are granted to few. Worthington.—Some prophets had appeared under the former judges: but they were not so common as they were from the days of Samuel, till a little after the captivity. Saint Peter ranks Samuel in the first place. Acts 3:24. Calmet.—Vision. No prophet was publicly recognized, to whom the people might have recourse. Menochius.