1Samuel:3

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* 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 . * And it came to pass one day when Eli [was ] lain down in his place , his eyes began to wax dim , that he could not see ; * and before the lamp of God was put out , Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORD , where the ark of God [was ]; * and the LORD called Samuel , and he answered , Here [am ] I . * And he ran unto Eli and said , Here [am ] I , for thou didst call me . And he said , I did not call ; lie down again . And he went and lay down . * And the LORD called Samuel yet again . And Samuel arose and went to Eli and said , Here [am ] I , for thou didst call me . And he answered , I did not call , my son ; lie down again . * Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD , neither had the word of the LORD yet been revealed unto him . * 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 . Then Eli perceived that the LORD was calling the child . * Therefore , Eli said unto Samuel , Go , lie down , and it shall be if he calls thee , that thou shalt say , Speak , LORD , for thy servant hears . So Samuel went and lay down in his place . * And the LORD came and stood and called as at the other times , Samuel , Samuel . Then Samuel answered , Speak ; for thy servant hears . * And the LORD said unto Samuel , Behold , I will do a thing in Israel , at which both the ears of each one that hears it shall tingle . * In that day I will perform against Eli all the things which I have spoken concerning his house ; when I begin , I will also make an end . * For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knows of (because his sons made themselves vile , and he did not restrain them ). * And therefore , I have sworn unto the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli 's house shall not be reconciled , [not ] with sacrifices nor with presents for ever . * And Samuel lay until the morning and opened the doors of the house of the LORD . And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision . * Then Eli called Samuel and said , Samuel , my son . And he answered , Here [am ] I . * And he said , What [is ] the word that [the LORD ] has spoken unto thee ? I pray thee do not hide [it ] from me . God do so to thee and more also , if thou hide [any ] thing from me of all the word that he spoke unto thee . * And Samuel declared all of it to him without hiding any thing . Then he said , It [is ] the LORD ; let him do what seems good unto him . * And Samuel grew , and the LORD was with him and did not let any of his words fall to the ground . * And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel [was ] a faithful prophet of the LORD . * Thus the LORD appeared again in Shiloh , for the LORD manifested himself to Samuel in Shiloh with [the ] word of the LORD .:

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