1 Samuel 3

1 Sam. 3:1	And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. Now the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.
1 Sam. 3:2	And at that time Eli lay in his place, and his eyesight had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see.
1 Sam. 3:3	And the lamp of God had not yet gone out. And Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where the Ark of God was.
1 Sam. 3:4	Then Jehovah called to Samuel. And he said, Here I am.
1 Sam. 3:5	And he ran to Eli and said, Here I am, for you called me. And he said, I did not call. Go back [and] lie down. And he went and lay down.
1 Sam. 3:6	And Jehovah called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel rose up and went to Eli and said, Here I am, for you called me. And he said, I did not call, my son. Go back [and] lie down.
1 Sam. 3:7	Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, and the word of Jehovah had not yet been revealed to him.
1 Sam. 3:8	Then Jehovah called Samuel again, the third time. And he rose up and went to Eli and said, Here I am, for you called me. Then Eli perceived that it was Jehovah calling the boy.
1 Sam. 3:9	And Eli said to Samuel, Go [and] lie down, and if He calls you, you shall say, Speak, O Jehovah; for Your servant is listening. And Samuel went and lay down in his place.
1 Sam. 3:10	Then Jehovah came and stood by and called as at the other times, Samuel! Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for Your servant is listening.
1 Sam. 3:11	And Jehovah said to Samuel, I am about to do something in Israel which will make both ears of anyone who hears [of it] tingle.
1 Sam. 3:12	On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.
1 Sam. 3:13	For I have told him that I am about to judge his house forever because of the iniquity which he knew; for his sons brought the curse upon themselves, and he did not restrain them.
1 Sam. 3:14	And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of the house of Eli shall not be expiated by sacrifice or by offering forever.
1 Sam. 3:15	And Samuel lay down until the morning, when he opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.
1 Sam. 3:16	But Eli called Samuel and said, Samuel my son. And he said, Here I am.
1 Sam. 3:17	And he said, What was the word that He spoke to you? Do not hide [it] from me. May God do so to you, and even more, if you hide from me any of the word which He spoke to you.
1 Sam. 3:18	So Samuel told him everything and did not hide [anything] from him. And he said, He is Jehovah; let Him do what is good in His sight.
1 Sam. 3:19	And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.
1 Sam. 3:20	And all Israel, from Dan to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel had been established as a prophet of Jehovah.
1 Sam. 3:21	And Jehovah continued to appear in Shiloh, for Jehovah revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of Jehovah.