And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
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Gill's Exposition
And the Lord came, and stood,.... At the place where Samuel lay; either there was, as Kimchi, a form before his eyes in the vision of prophecy, some visible corporeal shape assumed; or a bright…
Barnes' Notes
A personal presence, not a mere voice, or impression upon Samuel’s mind, is here distinctly indicated. (Compare Gen 12:7 note; Rev 1:1; Rev 22:16.)
Adam Clarke
The Lord came, and stood - He heard the voice as if it was approaching nearer and nearer; till at last, from the sameness of the tone, he could imagine that it ceased to approach: and this is what…
To make way for the account of God's revealing himself first to Samuel, we are here told, 1. How industrious Samuel was in serving God, according as his place and capacity were (Sa1 3:1): The child…
Cambridge Bible
And the Lord came, and stood The Heb. is emphatic: presented himself. The Voice became a Vision (1Sa 3:3). Cp. Gen 15:1; Num 12:6-8. The visible manifestations of Jehovah or the Angel of Jehovah in…