1 Samuel 2:18

¶ But Samuel ministred before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linnen Ephod.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD, {as} a boy wearing a linen ephod.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

But Samuel ministered before Jehovah, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
- American Standard Version (1901)

But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.
- Basic English Bible

Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD-a boy wearing a linen ephod.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And Samuel ministered before Jehovah, a boy girded with a linen ephod.
- Darby Bible

But Samuel ministered before the face of the Lord: being a child girded with a linen ephod.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
- English Revised Version

But Samuel ministered before Yahweh, being a child, clothed with a linen ephod.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 2:18

2:18 Ministered - That is, performed his ministration carefully and faithfully. Before the Lord - In God's tabernacle. Ephod - A garment used in God's service, and allowed not only to the inferior priests and Levites but also to eminent persons of the people, and therefore to Samuel, who, though no Levite, was a Nazarite, from his birth.