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1 Samuel 3
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| 3:1
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. |
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| 3:2
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; |
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| 3:3
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; |
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| 3:4
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
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 (3:4-10)
"The Lord called Samuel."
A disembodied voice calls to the child Samuel three times. The first two times, Samuel thought it was
Eli that called him. But Eli figured it that the voice must be God's. So the third time that
God called, he was able to deliver his message to Samuel.
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| 3:5
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.
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| 3:6
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. |
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| 3:7
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet
revealed unto him. |
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| 3:8
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. |
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| 3:9
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. |
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| 3:10
And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel,
Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth. |
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| 3:11 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. |
"I will do a thing in Israel, at which
both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle."
God will do something that will cause everyone's ears to tingle.
(3:12-13)
God will punish Eli's descendants forever for the sins of Eli's sons.
Are we punished for the sins of others?
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| 3:12
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.
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| 3:13
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.
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| 3:14
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. |
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| 3:15
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the
LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. |
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| 3:16
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am
I. |
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| 3:17
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. |
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| 3:18
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. |
"It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good."
Samuel tells Eli that God will punish his descendants forever (3:12-13) and Eli says, "Okay, whatever God wants is
fine with me."
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| 3:19
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words
fall to the ground.
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| 3:20
And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established
to be a prophet of the LORD. |
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| 3:21
And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to
Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
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