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Now the boy Samuel was attending to the service of the LORD before Eli. And word from the LORD was rare in those days; visions were infrequent.

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.

But it happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyesight had begun to be poor and he could not see well),

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;

and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was,

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;

that the LORD called Samuel; and he said, "Here I am."

That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

Then he ran to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call, go back and lie down." So he went and lay down.

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.

And the LORD called yet again, "Samuel!" So Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call, my son, go back and lie down."

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.

Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, nor had the word of the LORD yet been revealed to him.

Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord , neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.

So the LORD called Samuel again for the third time. And he got up and went to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me." Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy.

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.

And Eli said to Samuel, "Go lie down, and it shall be if He calls you, that you shall say, 'Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

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.

Then the LORD came and stood, and called as at the other times: "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for Your servant is listening."

And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

Then the LORD said to Samuel, "Behold, I am going to do a thing in Israel, and both ears of everyone who hears about it will ring.

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.

"On that day I will carry out against Eli everything that I have spoken in regard to his house, from beginning to end.

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.

"For I have told him that I am going to judge his house forever for the wrongdoing that he knew, because his sons were bringing a curse on themselves and he did not rebuke them.

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.

"Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the wrongdoing of Eli's house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering."

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.

So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. But Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.

And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord . And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.

Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he said, "Here I am."

Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

He said, "What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. May God do the same to you, and more so, if you hide a single word from me of all the words that He spoke to you!"

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.

So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, "He is the LORD; let Him do what seems good to Him."

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.

Now Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of his words fail.

And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.

And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord .

And the LORD appeared again at Shiloh, because the LORD revealed Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word 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 .

So the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle, and they camped beside Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped in Aphek.

And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.