1 Samuel 3
3
Calling of Samuel
1Now the boy Samuel was in the service of Adonai under Eli. In those days the word of Adonai was rare—there were no visions breaking through.
2One day, Eli was lying down in his place—now his eyes had grown dim so that he could not see,
3and the lamp of God had not yet gone out. Samuel was lying down in Adonai’s Temple, where the ark of God was.
4Then Adonai called, “Samuel!” So he answered, “Here I am.”
5Then he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he replied, “I didn’t call—go back to sleep.” So he went back and lay down.
6Then Adonai called Samuel yet again. So Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he answered, “I didn’t call, my son—go back to sleep.”
7Now Samuel had not experienced Adonai yet, since the word of Adonai had not yet been revealed to him.
8Adonai called Samuel again for the third time. So he got up and went to Eli, and said “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that Adonai was calling the boy.
9So Eli said to Samuel, “Go back to sleep, and if He calls you, say: ‘Speak, Adonai, for Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went back and lay down in his place.
10Then Adonai came and stood and called as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”
11Then Adonai said to Samuel, “Behold, I am about to do something in Israel at which both ears of everyone that hears it will tingle.
12In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.
13For I have told him that I am about to judge his house forever for the iniquity that he knew about, because his sons brought a curse on themselves yet he did not rebuke them.
14Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house will never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.”
15Then Samuel lay down until the morning, when he opened the doors of the House of Adonai. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.
16Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” he replied.
17“What is the word that He has spoken to you?” he said. “Please don’t hide it from me. May God do so to you and even more if you hide anything at all from me that He spoke to you.”
18So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing. Then Eli said, “He is Adonai. May He do what is good in His eyes.”
19So Samuel grew up and Adonai was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.
20Then all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was entrusted as a prophet of Adonai.
21Adonai started to appear once more in Shiloh, for Adonai revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of Adonai.
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1 Samuel 3
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Samuel’s Call
1The boy Samuel served the Lord in Eli’s presence. # 1Sm 2:11,18 In those days the word of the Lord was rare and prophetic visions were not widespread. # Ps 74:9; Ezk 7:26; Am 8:11-12
2One day Eli, whose eyesight was failing, # 1Sm 4:15 was lying in his room. 3Before the lamp of God had gone out, # Ex 27:20-21 Samuel was lying down in the tabernacle of the Lord, where the ark of God was located.
4Then the Lord called Samuel, # DSS, LXX read called, “Samuel! Samuel!” and he answered, “Here I am.” 5He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”
“I didn’t call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.
6Once again the Lord called, “Samuel! ”
Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am; you called me.”
“I didn’t call, my son,” he replied. “Go back and lie down.”
7Now Samuel had not yet experienced the Lord, because the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. 8Once again, for the third time, the Lord called Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am; you called me.”
Then Eli understood that the Lord was calling the boy. 9He told Samuel, “Go and lie down. If He calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10The Lord came, stood there, and called as before, “Samuel, Samuel! ”
Samuel responded, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”
11The Lord said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel that everyone who hears about it will shudder. # 2Kg 21:12; Jr 19:3 12On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I said about his family, from beginning to end. # 1Sm 2:27-36 13I told him that I am going to judge his family forever because of the iniquity he knows about: his sons are defiling the sanctuary, # Ancient Jewish tradition, LXX, Old Lat read are cursing God and he has not stopped them. # Dt 17:12; 21:18 14Therefore, I have sworn to Eli’s family: The iniquity of Eli’s family will never be wiped out by either sacrifice or offering.” # Lv 15:31; Is 22:14
15Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the Lord’s house. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision, 16but Eli called him and said, “Samuel, my son.”
“Here I am,” answered Samuel.
17“What was the message He gave you? ” Eli asked. “Don’t hide it from me. May God punish you and do so severely if you hide anything from me that He told you.” # 2Sm 3:35 18So Samuel told him everything and did not hide anything from him. Eli responded, “He is the Lord. He will do what He thinks is good.” # Lit what is good in His eyes # Ex 34:5-7; Lv 10:3; Jb 2:10; Is 39:8
19Samuel grew, # 1Sm 2:21 and the Lord was with him, # Gn 21:22; 28:15 and He fulfilled everything Samuel prophesied. # Lit He let no words fall to the ground # 1Sm 9:6 20All Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was a confirmed prophet of the Lord. # 1Sm 2:35 21The Lord continued to appear in Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word. # 1Sm 3:10
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