Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
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Gill's Exposition
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord,.... He knew that Jehovah, the God of Israel, was the true God; he had spiritual knowledge of him, and knew somewhat of his word and worship, ways and ordinances,…
Barnes' Notes
Did not yet know the Lord - i. e. in His supernatural communication, as follows at the end of the verse. The text rendering of this verse is better than that of the margin.
Adam Clarke
Samuel did not yet know the Lord - He had not been accustomed to receive any revelation from him. He knew and worshipped the God of Israel; but he did not know him as communicating especial revelation…
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
Now Samuel, &c. This verse explains why Samuel failed to recognise the Voice. -Knowing the Lord" here denotes not the general religious knowledge of a pious Israelite, but the special knowledge…