1 Kings 3
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1Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days: there was no manifest vision.
2And it came to pass one day when Heli lay in his place, and his eyes were grown dim, that he could not see:
3Before the lamp of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
4And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered: Here am I.
5And he ran to Heli and said: Here am I; for thou didst call me. He said: I did not call. Go back and sleep. And he went and slept.
6And the Lord called Samuel again. And Samuel arose and went to Heli, and said: Here am I; for thou calledst me. He answered: I did not call thee, my son. Return and sleep.
7Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord; neither had the word of the Lord been revealed to him.
8And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose up and went to Heli.
9And said: Here am I; for thou didst call me. Then Heli understood that the Lord called the child, and he said to Samuel: Go, and sleep. And if he shall call thee any more, thou shalt say: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and slept in his place.
10And the Lord came and stood. And he called, as he had called the other times: Samuel, Samuel. And Samuel said: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.
11And the Lord said to Samuel: Behold, I do a thing in Israel: and whosoever shall hear it, both his ears shall tingle.
12In that day I will raise up against Heli all the things I have spoken concerning his house: I will begin, and I will make an end.
13For I have foretold unto him, that I will judge his house for ever, for iniquity; because he knew that his sons did wickedly, and did not chastise them.
14Therefore have I sworn to the house of Heli, that the iniquity of his house shall not be expiated with victims nor offerings for ever.
15And Samuel slept till morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to tell the vision to Heli.
16Then Heli called Samuel, and said: Samuel, my son. And he answered: Here am I.
17And he asked him: What is the word that the Lord hath spoken to thee? I beseech thee hide it not from me. May God do so and so to thee, and add so and so, if thou hide from me one word of all that were said to thee.
18So Samuel told him all the words, and did not hide them from him. And he answered: It is the Lord. Let him do what is good in his sight.
19And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him: and not one of his words fell to the ground.
20And all Israel from Dan to Bersabee knew that Samuel was a faithful prophet of the Lord.
21And the Lord again appeared in Silo for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Silo, according to the word of the Lord. And the word of Samuel came to pass to all Israel.
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I Samuel 3
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Samuel’s First Prophecy
1Now #1 Kin. 2:27the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And #1 Sam. 2:11, 18the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation. 2And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow #Ps. 74:9; Ezek. 7:26; Amos 8:11, 12so dim that he could not see, 3and before #Gen. 27:1; 48:10; 1 Sam. 4:15the lamp of God went out in the tabernacle of the Lord where the ark of God was, and while Samuel was lying down, 4that the Lord called Samuel. And he answered, “Here I am!” 5So 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.
6Then 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.” 7(Now Samuel #Ex. 27:20, 21did not yet know the Lord, nor was the word of the Lord yet revealed to him.)
8And 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. 9Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, #1 Sam. 2:12; Acts 19:2; 1 Cor. 13:11‘Speak, Lord, for Your servant hears.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10Now the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”
And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant hears.”
11Then the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I will do something in Israel #1 Kin. 2:17at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. 12In that day I will perform against Eli #2 Kin. 21:12; Jer. 19:3all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. 13#1 Sam. 2:27–36; Ezek. 12:25; Luke 21:33For I have told him that I will #1 Sam. 2:29–31judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows, because #1 Sam. 2:22; Ezek. 7:3; 18:30his sons made themselves vile, and he #1 Sam. 2:12, 17, 22did not restrain them. 14And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house #1 Sam. 2:23, 25shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.”
15So Samuel lay down until morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell Eli the vision. 16Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!”
He answered, “Here I am.”
17And he said, “What is the word that the Lord spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. #Num. 15:30, 31; Is. 22:14; Heb. 10:4, 26–31God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that He said to you.” 18Then Samuel told him everything, and hid nothing from him. And he said, #Ruth 1:17“It is the Lord. Let Him do what seems good to Him.”
19So Samuel #Gen. 24:50; Ex. 34:5–7; Lev. 10:3; Is. 39:8; Acts 5:39grew, and #1 Sam. 2:21the Lord was with him #Gen. 21:22; 28:15; 39:2, 21, 23and let none of his words fall to the ground. 20And all Israel #1 Sam. 9:6from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel had been established as a prophet of the Lord. 21Then the Lord appeared again in Shiloh. For the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by #Judg. 20:1the word of the Lord.
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