1: And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before
Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no
open vision. |
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2: And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in
his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see; |
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And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD,
where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; |
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4: That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
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5: And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst
me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
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6: And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and
went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he
answered, I called not, my son; lie down again. |
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7: Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of
the LORD yet revealed unto him. |
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8: And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose
and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli
perceived that the LORD had called the child. |
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9: Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be,
if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant
heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. |
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10: And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times,
Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
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11: And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in
Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall
tingle. |
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12: In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I
have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.
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13: For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for
the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile,
and he restrained them not. |
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14: And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the
iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering
for ever. |
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15: And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the
house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. |
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16: Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he
answered, Here am I. |
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17: And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto
thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also,
if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.
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18: And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And
he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. |
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19: And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none
of his words fall to the ground. |
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20: And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel
was established to be a prophet of the LORD. |
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21: And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed
himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD. |