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The Lord Calls Samuel
The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.
The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.
The Lord Calls Samuel
And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.
And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.
One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.
And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),
The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was,
Then the Lord called Samuel.
Samuel answered, “Here I am.”
Samuel answered, “Here I am.”
that Jehovah called to Samuel. And he said, Here am I.
And he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”
But Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.
But Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.
And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call: lie down again. And he went and lay down.
Again the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”
“My son,” Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.”
“My son,” Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.”
And Jehovah called again, Samuel! And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call, my son: lie down again.
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.
Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither had the word of Jehovah yet been revealed to him.
A third time the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”
Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy.
Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy.
And Jehovah called again the third time, Samuel! And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah was calling the boy.
So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”
Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”
Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”
God's Judgment against Eli
And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at the other times, Samuel, Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant heareth.
And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at the other times, Samuel, Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant heareth.
And the Lord said to Samuel: “See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle.
And Jehovah said to Samuel, Behold, I do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
At that time I will carry out against Eli everything I spoke against his family — from beginning to end.
In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house; I will begin and make an end.
For I have declared to him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he hath known: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
Therefore I swore to the house of Eli, ‘The guilt of Eli’s house will never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’ ”
And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expiated with sacrifice or oblation for ever.
Samuel lay down until morning and then opened the doors of the house of the Lord. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,
Samuel Shares his Vision
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel feared to declare the vision to Eli.
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel feared to declare the vision to Eli.
but Eli called him and said, “Samuel, my son.”
Samuel answered, “Here I am.”
Samuel answered, “Here I am.”
And Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
“What was it he said to you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God deal with you, be it ever so severely, if you hide from me anything he told you.”
And he said, What is the word that he has spoken to thee? I pray thee, keep it not back from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou keep back anything from me of all the word that he spoke to thee.
So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. Then Eli said, “He is the Lord; let him do what is good in his eyes.”
And Samuel told him all the words, and kept nothing back from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what is good in his sight.
The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.
And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.
And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the Lord.
And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established a prophet of Jehovah.