1 Samuel Chapter 3

1 Samuel Chapter 3
1 Now the child Samuel ministered unto
the Lord before Eli: and the word of the
Lord was precious in those days: for
there was no manifest vision. 2 And at
that time, as Eli lay in his place, his eyes
began to wax dim that he could not see.
3 And ere the light of God went out,
Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord,
where the ark of God was.
4 Then the Lord called Samuel: and he
said, Here I am.
5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am
I, for thou callest me. But he said, I
called thee not: go again and sleep. And
he went and slept. 6 And the Lord called
once again, Samuel. And Samuel arose,
and went to Eli, and said, I am here: for
thou didst call me. And he answered, I
called thee not, my son: go again and
sleep.
7 Thus did Samuel, before he knew the
Lord, and before the word of the Lord
was revealed unto him.
8 And the Lord called Samuel again the
third time: and he arose, and went to Eli,
and said, I am here: for thou hast called
me. Then Eli perceived that the Lord had
called the child.
9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go
and sleep: and if he call thee, then say,
Speak Lord, for thy servant heareth. So
Samuel went, and slept in his place. 10
And the Lord came, and stood, and
called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel.
Then Samuel answered, Speak, for thy
servant heareth.
11 Then the Lord said to Samuel,
Behold, I will do a thing in Israel,
whereof whosoever shall hear, his two
ears shall tingle.
12 In that day I will raise up against Eli
all things which I have spoken
concerning his house: when I begin, I
will also make an end.
13 And I have told him that I will judge
his house forever, for the iniquity which
he knoweth, because his sons ran into a
slander, and he stayed them not. 14 Now
therefore I have sworn unto the house of
Eli, that the wickedness of Eli’s house,
shall not be purged with sacrifice nor
offering forever. 15 Afterward Samuel
slept until the morning, and opened the
doors of the house of the Lord, and
Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.
16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said,
Samuel my son. And he answered, Here
I am.
17 Then he said, What is it, that the Lord
said unto thee? I pray thee, hide it not
from me. God do so to thee, and more
also, if thou hide anything from me, of
all that he said unto thee.
18 So Samuel told him every whit, and
hid nothing from him. Then he said, It is
the Lord: let him do what seemeth him
good.
19 And Samuel grew, and the Lord was
with him, and let none of his words fall
to the ground.
20 And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba
knew that faithful Samuel was the
Lord’s prophet.
21 And the Lord appeared again in
Shiloh: for the Lord revealed himself to
Samuel in Shiloh by his word.