1 N ow the boy Samuel was ministering to 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.

2 I t happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyesight had begun to grow dim 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;

3 a nd 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;

4 t hat the Lord called Samuel; and he said, “ Here I am.”

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

5 T hen he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, lie down again.” 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.

6 T he Lord called yet again, “Samuel!” So Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he answered, “I did not call, my son, lie down again.”

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 N ow 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.

8 S o the Lord called Samuel again for the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli discerned 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.

9 A nd 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.

10 T hen the Lord came and stood and called as at 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.

11 T he Lord said to Samuel, “Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.

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.

12 I n that day I will carry out against Eli all that I have spoken concerning 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.

13 F or I have told him that I am about to judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought 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.

14 T herefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.”

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 S o 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.

16 T hen 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.

17 H e said, “What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. May God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything 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.

18 S o Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “ It 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.

19 T hus Samuel grew and the Lord was with him and 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.

20 A ll 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.

21 A nd 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.