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1 Samuel
Chapter 3
KJV · Textus Receptus
And thechildSamuelministered unto theLORDbeforeEli. And theword of theLORD wasprecious in thosedays; there was noopenvision.
2 And it came to pass at thattime, whenEli was laiddown in hisplace, and hiseyesbegan to waxdim, that hecould notsee;
3 And ere thelamp ofGod wentout in thetemple of theLORD, where theark ofGod was, andSamuel was laiddown to sleep;
4 That theLORDcalledSamuel: and heanswered, Here am I.
5 And heran untoEli, andsaid, Here amI; for thoucalledst me. And hesaid, Icalled not; liedownagain. And hewent and laydown.
6 And theLORDcalled yetagain,Samuel. AndSamuelarose andwent toEli, andsaid, Here am I; for thou didstcall me. And heanswered, Icalled not, myson; liedownagain.
7 NowSamuel did notyetknow theLORD, neither was theword of theLORD yetrevealed unto him.
8 And theLORDcalledSamuelagain the thirdtime. And hearose andwent toEli, andsaid, Here am I; for thou didstcall me. AndEliperceived that theLORD hadcalled thechild.
9 ThereforeElisaid untoSamuel,Go, liedown: and it shall be, if hecall thee, that thou shaltsay,Speak,LORD; for thyservantheareth. SoSamuelwent and laydown in hisplace.
10 And theLORDcame, andstood, andcalled as at othertimes,Samuel,Samuel. ThenSamuelanswered,Speak; for thyservantheareth.
11 And theLORDsaid toSamuel, Behold, I willdo athing inIsrael, at whichboth theears of every one thatheareth it shalltingle.
12 In thatday I willperform againstEli all things which I havespokenconcerning hishouse: when Ibegin, I will also make anend.
13 For I havetold him that I willjudge hishouseforever for theiniquity which heknoweth; because hissons made themselvesvile, and herestrained them not.
14 And therefore I havesworn unto thehouse ofEli, that theiniquity ofEli'shouse shall not bepurged withsacrifice norofferingforever.
15 AndSamuellay until themorning, andopened thedoors of thehouse of theLORD. AndSamuelfeared toshewEli thevision.
16 ThenElicalledSamuel, andsaid,Samuel, myson. And heanswered, Here am I.
17 And hesaid, What is thething that the LORD hathsaid unto thee? I pray theehide it not from me:God doso to thee, and morealso, if thouhide anything from me of all thethings that hesaid unto thee.
18 AndSamueltold him everywhit, andhid nothing from him. And hesaid, It is theLORD: let himdo whatseemeth himgood.
19 AndSamuelgrew, and theLORD was with him, and did let none of hiswordsfall to theground.
20 And allIsrael fromDan even toBeershebaknew thatSamuel wasestablished to be aprophet of theLORD.
21 And theLORDappearedagain inShiloh: for theLORDrevealed himself toSamuel inShiloh by theword of theLORD.