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The Lord Calls Samuel
Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.
Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.
The LORD Speaks to Samuel
Meanwhile, the boy Samuel served the LORD by assisting Eli. Now in those days messages from the LORD were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon.
Meanwhile, the boy Samuel served the LORD by assisting Eli. Now in those days messages from the LORD were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon.
At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place.
One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed.
The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
Then the Lord called Samuel, and he said, “Here I am!”
Suddenly the LORD called out, “Samuel!”
“Yes?” Samuel replied. “What is it?”
“Yes?” Samuel replied. “What is it?”
and ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So he went and lay down.
He got up and ran to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?”
“I didn’t call you,” Eli replied. “Go back to bed.” So he did.
“I didn’t call you,” Eli replied. “Go back to bed.” So he did.
And the Lord called again, “Samuel!” and Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.”
Then the LORD called out again, “Samuel!”
Again Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?”
“I didn’t call you, my son,” Eli said. “Go back to bed.”
Again Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?”
“I didn’t call you, my son,” Eli said. “Go back to bed.”
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
Samuel did not yet know the LORD because he had never had a message from the LORD before.
And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy.
So the LORD called a third time, and once more Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?”
Then Eli realized it was the LORD who was calling the boy.
Then Eli realized it was the LORD who was calling the boy.
Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down, and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant hears.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
So he said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again, and if someone calls again, say, ‘Speak, LORD, your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went back to bed.
And the Lord came and stood, calling as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant hears.”
And the LORD came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!”
And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.”
And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.”
Then the Lord said to Samuel, “Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which the two ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.
Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do a shocking thing in Israel.
On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.
I am going to carry out all my threats against Eli and his family, from beginning to end.
Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.”
So I have vowed that the sins of Eli and his sons will never be forgiven by sacrifices or offerings.”
Samuel lay until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.
But Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “Here I am.”
But Eli called out to him, “Samuel, my son.”
“Here I am,” Samuel replied.
“Here I am,” Samuel replied.
And Eli said, “What was it that he told you? Do not hide it from me. May God do so to you and more also if you hide anything from me of all that he told you.”
“What did the LORD say to you? Tell me everything. And may God strike you and even kill you if you hide anything from me!”
So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is the Lord. Let him do what seems good to him.”
So Samuel told Eli everything; he didn’t hold anything back. “It is the LORD’s will,” Eli replied. “Let him do what he thinks best.”
And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.
As Samuel grew up, the LORD was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable.
And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the Lord.
And all Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.