1 Samuel 3
Verse: 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.
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Verse: 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;
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Verse: 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;
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Verse: 4
That the lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
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Verse: 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.
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Verse: 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.
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Verse: 7
Now Samuel did not yet know the lord, neither was the word of the lord yet revealed unto him.
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Verse: 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.
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Verse: 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.
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Verse: 10
And the lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
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Verse: 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.
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Verse: 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.
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Verse: 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.
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Verse: 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.
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Verse: 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.
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Verse: 16
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
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Verse: 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.
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Verse: 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.
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Verse: 19
And Samuel grew, and the lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
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Verse: 20
And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the lord.
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Verse: 21
And the lord appeared again in Shiloh: for the lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the lord.