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Samuel’s First Prophecy
Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation.
Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation.
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.
And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see,
One night Eli, who was almost blind by now, had gone to bed.
that the Lord called Samuel. And he answered, “Here I am!”
Suddenly the LORD called out, “Samuel!”
“Yes?” Samuel replied. “What is it?”
“Yes?” Samuel replied. “What is it?”
So he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.”
And he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” And he went and lay down.
And he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” And 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.
Then the Lord called yet again, “Samuel!”
So Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” He answered, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.”
So Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” He answered, “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, nor was the word of the Lord yet 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. So he arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you did call me.”
Then Eli perceived that the Lord had called the boy.
Then Eli perceived that the Lord had called 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 it shall be, if He calls you, that you must 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.
Now the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”
And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant hears.”
And Samuel answered, “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 will do something in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.
Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do a shocking thing in Israel.
In that day I will perform 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.
And therefore I have sworn 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.”
Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!”
He answered, “Here I am.”
He answered, “Here I am.”
But Eli called out to him, “Samuel, my son.”
“Here I am,” Samuel replied.
“Here I am,” Samuel replied.
And he said, “What is the word that the Lord spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that He said to 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!”
Then 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.”
As Samuel grew up, the LORD was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable.
And all Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.