| 1 And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the
word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place
(now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see), 3 and the
lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down to sleep,
in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was; 4 that Jehovah called
Samuel; and he said, Here am I. 5 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. 6 And Jehovah called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel
arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he
answered, I called not, my son; lie down again. 7 Now Samuel did not yet
know Jehovah, neither was the word of Jehovah yet revealed unto him. 8 And
Jehovah called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and
said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah had
called the child. 9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it
shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah; for thy
servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10 And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel,
Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak; for thy servant heareth. 11 And Jehovah
said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears
of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 12 In that day I will perform
against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning
even unto the end. 13 For I have told him that I will judge his house for
ever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons did bring a curse upon
themselves, and he restrained them not. 14 And therefore I have sworn unto
the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expiated with
sacrifice nor offering for ever.
15 And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of
Jehovah. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision. 16 Then Eli called
Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I. 17 And he said,
What is the thing that Jehovah hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee,
hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide anything
from me of all the things that he spake unto thee. 18 And Samuel told him
every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do
what seemeth him good.
19 And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and did let none of his
words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba
knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Jehovah. 21 And
Jehovah appeared again in Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel in
Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.
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