And the child Samuel
ministered
unto the LORD
before
Eli
. And the word
of the LORD
was precious
in those days
; there was no open
vision
.
And it came to pass at that time, when Eli
was laid down
in his place
, and his eyes
began
to wax dim
, that he could
not see
;
And ere the lamp of God
went out
in the temple
of the LORD
, where the ark
of God
was , and Samuel
was laid down
to sleep ;
That the LORD called
Samuel
: and he answered
, Here am I.
And he ran unto Eli
, and said
, Here am I
; for thou calledst
me. And he said
, I called
not; lie down
again
. And he went
and lay down
.
And the LORD called
yet again
, Samuel
. And Samuel
arose
and went
to Eli
, and said
, Here am I; for thou didst call
me. And he answered
, I called
not, my son
; lie down
again
.
Now Samuel did not yet
know
the LORD
, neither was the word
of the LORD
yet revealed
unto him.
And the LORD called
Samuel
again
the third time
. And he arose
and went
to Eli
, and said
, Here am I; for thou didst call
me. And Eli
perceived
that the LORD
had called
the child
.
Therefore Eli said
unto Samuel
, Go
, lie down
: and it shall be, if he call
thee, that thou shalt say
, Speak
, LORD
; for thy servant
heareth
. So Samuel
went
and lay down
in his place
.
And the LORD came
, and stood
, and called
as at other times
, Samuel
, Samuel
. Then Samuel
answered
, Speak
; for thy servant
heareth
.
And the LORD said
to Samuel
, Behold, I will do
a thing
in Israel
, at which both
the ears
of every one that heareth
it shall tingle
.
In that day I will perform
against Eli
all things which I have spoken
concerning
his house
: when I begin
, I will also make an end
.
For I have told him that I will judge
his house
for
ever
for the iniquity
which he knoweth
; because his sons
made themselves vile
, and he restrained
them not.
And therefore I have sworn unto the house
of Eli
, that the iniquity
of Eli's
house
shall not be purged
with sacrifice
nor offering
for
ever
.
And Samuel lay
until the morning
, and opened
the doors
of the house
of the LORD
. And Samuel
feared
to shew
Eli
the vision
.
Then Eli called
Samuel
, and said
, Samuel
, my son
. And he answered
, Here am I.
And he said, What is the thing
that the LORD hath said
unto thee? I pray thee hide
it not from me: God
do so
to thee, and more also
, if thou hide
any thing
from me of all the things
that he said
unto thee.
And Samuel told
him every whit
, and hid
nothing from him. And he said
, It is the LORD
: let him do
what seemeth
him good
.
And Samuel grew
, and the LORD
was with him, and did let none of his words
fall
to the ground
.
And all Israel from Dan
even to Beersheba
knew
that Samuel
was established
to be a prophet
of the LORD
.
And the LORD appeared
again
in Shiloh
: for the LORD
revealed
himself to Samuel
in Shiloh
by the word
of the LORD
.