“1 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.
2 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; 3 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]; 4 That the LORD called
Samuel: and he answered, 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 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. 7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of
the LORD yet revealed unto him. 8 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. 9 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. 10 And the LORD came,
and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel
answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.”
“11 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. 12 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. 13 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. 14 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. 15 And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened
the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the
vision. 16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he
answered, Here [am] I. 17 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. 18 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.”
“19 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of
his words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel from Dan even to
Beersheba knew that Samuel [was] established [to be] a prophet of the
LORD. 21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed
himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.” (1 Samuel 3:1-21
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