The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Samuel 03
1 The childSamuelministeredtoYahweh
before Eli. Yahweh’s word was rare in
those days. There were not many visions,
then.
2 At that time, when Eli was laid down in
his place (now his eyes had begun to grow
dim, so that he could not see),
3 and God’s lamphadn’t yet gone out, and
Samuel had laid down in Yahweh’s temple
where God’s ark was,
4 Yahweh called Samuel. He said, “Here I
am.”
5 He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; for
you called me.” He said, “I didn’t call. Lie down again.”
He went and lay down.
6 Yahweh called yet again, “Samuel!”
Samuel arose and went to Eli and said,
“Here I am; for you called me.”
He answered, “I didn’t call, my son. Lie
down again.”
7 Now Samuel didn’t yet know Yahweh,
neither was Yahweh’s word yet revealed to
him.
8 Yahweh called Samuel again the third
time. He arose and went to Eli and said,
“Here I am; for you called me.”
Eli perceived that Yahweh had called the
child.
9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie
down. It shall be, if he calls you, that you
shall say, ‘Speak, Yahweh; for your servant
hears.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in
his place.
10 Yahweh came, and stood, and called as
at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”
Then Samuel said, “Speak; for your servant hears.”
11 Yahweh said to Samuel, “Behold, I will
do a thing in Israel at which both the ears
of everyone who hears it will tingle.
12 Inthat day I will performagainst Eli all
that I have spoken concerning his house,
from the beginning even to the end.
13 For I have told him that I will judge
his house forever for the iniquity which he
knew, because his sons brought a curse on
themselves, and he didn’t restrain them.
14 Therefore I have sworn to the house
of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall
not be removed with sacrifice or offering
forever.”
15 Samuel lay until the morning, and
opened the doors of Yahweh’s house.
Samuel was afraid to show Eli the vision.
16 Then Eli called Samuel and said,
“Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.”
17 He said, “What is the thing that he has
spoken to you? Please don’t hide it from
me. God do so to you, and more also, if you
hide anything fromme of allthe things that
he spoke to you.”
18 Samuel told him every bit, and hid
nothing from him.
He said, “It is Yahweh. Let him do what
seems good to him.”
19 Samuel grew, and Yahweh was with
him and let none of his words fall to the
ground.
20 All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba
knew that Samuel was established to be a
prophet of Yahweh.
21 Yahweh appeared again in Shiloh; for
Yahweh revealed himself to Samuel in
Shiloh by Yahweh’s word.