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King James Bible: Purple Letter Edition | |
1And the child Samuel ministered unto the
LORD before Eli. And the word of the
LORD was
rare {precious} in those days;
there was no
frequent {open} vision.
2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli
was lying {laid} down in his place, and his eyes began to
grow {wax} dim,
that he could not see,
3And
before {ere} the lamp of
God went out in the temple of the
LORD, where the ark of
God was, and Samuel was
lying {laid} down
to sleep;
4That the
LORD called Samuel. And he answered, Here
am I.
5And 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.
6And 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.
7Now Samuel did not yet know the
LORD, neither was the word of the
LORD yet revealed unto him.
8And 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.
9Therefore 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.
10And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for Thy servant heareth.
11And 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.
12In 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.
13For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knoweth, because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
14And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering forever.
15And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to tell Eli the vision.
16Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
17And 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 anything from me of all the things that He said unto thee.
18And Samuel told him everything {whit}, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD; let Him do what seemeth to Him good.
19And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
20And all Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.
21And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh; for the LORD revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
