Samuel grew, and Yahweh was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
"All Israel from Dan to Beersheba"  (1 Samuel 3:20).  These places were the northern and southern extremities of Israel and their usage to indicate the whole country of Israel was equivalent to what an American might mean if he said, "from Lubec to San Francisco."  "Dan is the modern Tel el-Qadi, located on the southern slope of Mount Hermon."[27] See our comment on  Judges 18:27-29 for the manner in which the tribe of Dan came to possess this place.  "Beersheba is the modern Tel es-Saba, located about four miles east of the modern town of Beersheba."[28]  Except for the extent of Israel's territory in the times of Solomon and of Jeroboam, these two places identified the northern and southern extremities of the territory that was controlled by Israel.