The LORD Calls Samuel 1 Brenton And the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli the priest: and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no distinct vision. BSB BSB: 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.
2 Brenton And it came to pass at that time that Heli was sleeping in his place; and his eyes began to fail, and could not see. BSB BSB: And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.
3 Brenton And the lamp of God was burning before it was trimmed, and Samuel slept in the temple, where was the ark of God. BSB BSB: 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.
4 Brenton And the Lord called, Samuel, Samuel; and he said, Behold, here am I. BSB BSB: Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”
5 Brenton And he ran to Heli, and said, Here am I, for thou didst call me: and he said, I did not call thee; return, go to sleep; and he returned and went to sleep. BSB BSB: 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.
6 Brenton And the Lord called again, Samuel, Samuel: and he went to Heli the second time, and said, Behold here am I, for thou didst call me: and he said, I called thee not; return, go to sleep. BSB BSB: 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.”
7 Brenton And it was before Samuel knew the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was revealed to him. BSB BSB: Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.
8 Brenton And the Lord called Samuel again for the third time: and he arose and went to Heli, and said, Behold, I am here , for thou didst call me: and Heli perceived that the Lord had called the child. BSB BSB: 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.
9 Brenton And he said, Return, child, go to sleep; and it shall come to pass if he shall call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, for thy servant hears: and Samuel went and lay down in his place. BSB BSB: “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.
10 Brenton And the Lord came, and stood, and called him as before: and Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant hears. BSB BSB: Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”
11 Brenton And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I execute my words in Israel; whoever hears them, both his ears shall tingle. BSB BSB: 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.
12 Brenton In that day I will raise up against Heli all things that I have said against his house; I will begin, and I will make an end. BSB BSB: On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house, from beginning to end.
13 Brenton And I have told him that I will be avenged on his house perpetually for the iniquities of his sons, because his sons spoke evil against God, and he did not admonish them. BSB BSB: 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.
14 Brenton And it shall not go on so; I have sworn to the house of Eli, the iniquity of the house of Eli shall not be atoned for with incense or sacrifices for ever. BSB BSB: Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, ‘The iniquity of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”
Samuel Shares the Vision 15 Brenton And Samuel slept till morning, and rose early in the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord; and Samuel feared to tell Heli the vision. BSB BSB: 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,
16 Brenton And Heli said to Samuel, Samuel, my son; and he said, Behold, here am I. BSB BSB: but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel.
17 Brenton And he said, What was the word that was spoken to thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: may God do these things to thee, and more also, if thou hide from me any thing of all the words that were spoken to thee in thine ears. BSB BSB: “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.”
18 Brenton And Samuel reported all the words, and hid them not from him. And Heli said, He is the Lord, he shall do that which is good in his sight. BSB BSB: 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.”
19 Brenton And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and there did not fall one of his words to the ground. BSB BSB: And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.
20 Brenton And all Israel knew from Dan even to Bersabee, that Samuel was faithful as a prophet to the Lord. BSB BSB: So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.
21 Brenton And the Lord manifested himself again in Selom, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel; and Samuel was accredited to all Israel as a prophet to the Lord from one end of the land to the other: and Heli was very old, and his sons kept advancing in wickedness , and their way was evil before the Lord. BSB BSB: And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.
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