1Samuel:3

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* And the child Samuel served LORD before Eli . And the word of LORD was precious in those days ; there was no frequent vision . * And it came to pass at that time , when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim so that he could not see ), * and the lamp of God was not yet gone out , and Samuel was laid down in the temple of LORD where the ark of God was , * that LORD called Samuel . And he said , Here I am . * And he ran to Eli , and said , Here I am , for thou called me . And he said , I did not call . Lay down again . And he went and lay down . * And LORD called yet again , Samuel . And Samuel arose and went to Eli , and said , Here I am , for thou called me . And he answered , I did not call , my son . Lay down again . * Now Samuel did not yet know LORD , neither was the word of LORD yet revealed to him . * And LORD called Samuel again the third time . And he arose and went to Eli , and said , Here I am , for thou called me . And Eli perceived that LORD had called the child . * Therefore Eli said to Samuel , Go , lay down , and it shall be , if he calls thee , that thou shall say , Speak , LORD , for thy servant hears . So Samuel went and lay down in his place . * And LORD came , and stood , and called as at other times , Samuel , Samuel . Then Samuel said , Speak , for thy servant hears . * And LORD said to Samuel , Behold , I will do a thing in Israel at which both the ears of everyone who hears it shall tingle . * In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house , from the beginning even to the end . * For I have told him that I will judge his house forever , for the iniquity which he knew , because his sons brought a curse upon themselves , and he did not restrain them . * And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli 's house shall not be expiated with sacrifice nor offering forever . * And Samuel lay until the morning , and opened the doors of the house of LORD . And Samuel was afraid to show Eli the vision . * Then Eli called Samuel , and said , Samuel , my son . And he said , Here I am . * And he said , What is the thing that [LORD ] has spoken to 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 the things that he spoke to thee . * And Samuel told him every whit , and hid nothing from him . And he said , It is LORD . Let him do what seems him good . * And Samuel grew , and LORD was with him , and let none of his words fall to the ground . * And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of LORD . * And LORD appeared again in Shiloh , for LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of LORD .

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