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Chapter 3 |
| 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; |
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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.
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| 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. |
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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. |
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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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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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15 | And Samuel lay until
the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared
to show 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. |
