1 Samuel 3 (NET)

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1 Samuel 3:1¹Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli’s supervision. Receiving a message from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:2²Eli’s eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:3³and the lamp of God had not yet been extinguished. Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord as well; the ark of God was also there.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:4⁴The Lord called to Samuel, and he replied, “Here I am!”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:5⁵Then he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli said, “I didn’t call you. Go back and lie down.” So he went back and lay down.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:6⁶The Lord again called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli said, “I didn’t call you, my son. Go back and lie down.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:7⁷Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord; the Lord ’s messages had not yet been revealed to him.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:8⁸Then the Lord called Samuel a third time. So he got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me!” Eli then realized that it was the Lord who was calling the boy.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:9⁹So Eli said to Samuel, “Go back and lie down. When he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’ So Samuel went back and lay down in his place.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:10¹⁰Then the Lord came and stood nearby, calling as he had previously done, “Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel replied, “Speak, for your servant is listening!”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:11¹¹The Lord said to Samuel, “Look! I am about to do something in Israel; when anyone hears about it, both of his ears will tingle.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:12¹²On that day I will carry out against Eli everything that I spoke about his house—from start to finish!Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:13¹³You should tell him that I am about to judge his house forever because of the sin that he knew about. For his sons were cursing God, and he did not rebuke them.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:14¹⁴Therefore I swore an oath to the house of Eli, ‘The sin of the house of Eli can never be forgiven by sacrifice or by grain offering.’”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:15¹⁵So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the Lord ’s house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:16¹⁶However, Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He replied, “Here I am.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:17¹⁷Eli said, “What message did he speak to you? Don’t conceal it from me. God will judge you severely if you conceal from me anything that he said to you!”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:18¹⁸So Samuel told him everything. He did not hold back anything from him. Eli said, “The Lord will do what he pleases.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:19¹⁹Samuel continued to grow, and the Lord was with him. None of his prophecies fell to the ground unfulfilled.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:20²⁰All Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba realized that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

1 Samuel 3:21²¹Then the Lord again appeared in Shiloh, for it was in Shiloh that the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel through a message from the Lord.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions