1 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.2 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;3 and before the lamp of God was put out, Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God [was];4 and the LORD called Samuel, and he answered, Here [am] I.5 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.6 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.7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither had the word of the LORD yet been revealed unto him.8 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.9 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.10 And the LORD came and stood and called as at the other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant hears.11 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.12 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.13 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).14 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.15 And Samuel lay until the morning and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision.16 Then Eli called Samuel and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here [am] I.17 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.18 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.19 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him and did not let any of his words fall to the ground.20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel [was] a faithful prophet of the LORD.21 Thus the LORD appeared again in Shiloh, for the LORD manifested himself to Samuel in Shiloh with [the] word of the LORD.:

1 The child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. The LORD’s word was rare in those days. There were not many visions, then. 2 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), 3 and God’s lamp hadn’t yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down in the LORD’s temple where God’s ark was, 4 The LORD called Samuel. He said, "Here I am."

5 He ran to Eli and said, "Here I am; for you called me."

He said, "I didn’t call. Lie down again."

He went and lay down. 6 The LORD called yet again, "Samuel!"

Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, "Here I am; for you called me."

He answered, "I didn’t call, my son. Lie down again." 7 Now Samuel didn’t yet know the LORD, neither was the LORD’s word yet revealed to him. 8 The LORD called Samuel again the third time. He arose and went to Eli and said, "Here I am; for you called me."

Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child. 9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel, "Go, lie down. It shall be, if he calls you, that you shall say, ‘Speak, the LORD; for your servant hears.’" So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10 The LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, "Samuel! Samuel!"

Then Samuel said, "Speak; for your servant hears."

11 The LORD said to Samuel, "Behold, I will do a thing in Israel at which both the ears of everyone who hears it will tingle. 12 In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even to the end. 13 For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves, and he didn’t restrain them. 14 Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be removed with sacrifice or offering forever."

15 Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the LORD’s house. Samuel was afraid to show Eli the vision. 16 Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son!"

He said, "Here I am."

17 He said, "What is the thing that he has spoken to you? Please don’t hide it from me. God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that he spoke to you."

18 Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him.

He said, "It is the LORD. Let him do what seems good to him."

19 Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. 20 All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD. 21 The LORD appeared again in Shiloh; for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the LORD’s word.