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The First Book of Samuel, Chapter 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.
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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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That the LORD
called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
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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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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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Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the
LORD yet revealed unto him.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he
answered, Here am I.
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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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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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And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of
his words fall to the ground.
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And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was
established to be a prophet of the LORD.
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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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