1Samuel 3

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(1sa 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.
(1sa 3:2) 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;
(1sa 3:3) 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};
(1sa 3:4) That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here {am} I.
(1sa 3:5) 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.
(1sa 3:6) 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.
(1sa 3:7) Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.
(1sa 3:8) 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.
(1sa 3:9) 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.
(1sa 3:10) And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
(1sa 3:11) 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.
(1sa 3:12) 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.
(1sa 3:13) 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.
(1sa 3:14) 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.
(1sa 3:15) And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
(1sa 3:16) Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here {am} I.
(1sa 3:17) 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.
(1sa 3:18) 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.
(1sa 3:19) And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
(1sa 3:20) And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel {was} established {to be} a prophet of the Lord.
(1sa 3:21) And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh: for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord.
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