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1 Samuel 3

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1 Samuel 3 . 1

1 And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.C1 Samuel 3:1-4:1TOSK1 Samuel 3:1TTSamuel (Prophet-Priest-Judge)

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2 And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.TOSK1 Samuel 3:2

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3 Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.TOSK1 Samuel 3:3

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4 Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”TOSK1 Samuel 3:4

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5 He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.

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6 Once again the LORD called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “My son, I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.”TOSK1 Samuel 3:6

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7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.TOSK1 Samuel 3:7

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8 Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.TOSK1 Samuel 3:8

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9 “Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.TOSK1 Samuel 3:9

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10 Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”TOSK1 Samuel 3:10

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11 Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle.TOSK1 Samuel 3:11

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12 On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his family, from beginning to end.TOSK1 Samuel 3:12

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13 I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.TOSK1 Samuel 3:13

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14 Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, ‘The iniquity of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”TOSK1 Samuel 3:14

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15 Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,TOSK1 Samuel 3:15

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16 but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel.TOSK1 Samuel 3:16

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17 “What was the message He gave you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God punish you, and ever so severely, if you hide from me anything He said to you.”TOSK1 Samuel 3:17

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18 So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”TOSK1 Samuel 3:18