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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. |
2
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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; |
3
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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; |
4
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That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am
I. |
5
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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. |
6
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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. |
7
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Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the
word of the LORD yet revealed unto him. |
8
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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. |
9
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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. |
10
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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. |
11
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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.
Outline:
Judgment of Eli's House (v.11-14) |
12
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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. |
13
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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. |
14
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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. |
15
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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
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Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And
he answered, Here am I. |
17
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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. |
18
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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. |
19
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And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let
none of his words fall to the ground. |
20
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And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel
was established to be a prophet of the LORD. |
21
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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. |
