1Samuel:3

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* And the child Samuel served the LORD before Eli . And the word of the LORD was rare in those days . [There was ] no open vision . * And it happened at that time , when Eli [was ] lying down in his place , and his eyes began to become dim so that he could not see . * And the lamp of God had not gone out . And Samuel was lying down 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 to Eli , and said , Here [am ] I . For you called me . And he said , I did not call . Go and lie down again . And he went to lie down . * And the LORD called again , Samuel ! And Samuel arose and went to Eli and said , Here [am ] I , for you called me . And he answered , I did not call , my son . Go back , lie down . * And Samuel did not yet know the LORD , and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him . * And the LORD called Samuel again , the third time . And he arose and went to Eli and said , Here [am ] I , for you called me . And Eli saw that the LORD had called the child . * And Eli said to Samuel , Go , lie down ; and it shall be , if [One ] calls you , you shall say , Speak , LORD , for Your servant hears . And Samuel went to lie down in his place . * And the LORD came and stood , and called as at other times , Samuel , Samuel ! Then Samuel answered , Speak , for Your servant hears . * And the 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 confirm to Eli all that which I have spoken as to his house , beginning and making an end . * For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows , because his sons made themselves vile 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 purged with sacrifice nor offering forever . * And Samuel lay until morning , and opened the doors of the house of the LORD . And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision . * And Eli called Samuel and said , Samuel , my son . And he answered , Here [am ] I . * And he said , What [is ] the word which He has said to you ? Please do not hide [it ] from me . God do so to you , and more also , if you hide a thing from me of all the words that He said to you . * And Samuel told him all the words , and hid nothing from him . And he said , It [is ] the LORD ; let Him do what seems good to Him . * And Samuel grew , and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground . * And all Israel , from Dan even to Beer-sheba , knew that Samuel [was ] established to be a prophet of the LORD . * And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh . For the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD .

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