¶ And the child¹ Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word² of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes³ began to wax dim, that he could not see;

And ere⁴ the lamp⁵ of God went out in the temple⁶ of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;

That the LORD called Samuel⁷: and he answered, Here am I.

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.

⁸And 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.

Now Samuel⁹ did not yet¹⁰ know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

And the LORD called Samuel again the third¹¹ 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.

Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak¹², LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

¶ And the LORD came¹³, and stood, and called as at other¹⁴ times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

¶ And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do¹⁵ a thing in Israel, at which both the ears¹⁶ of every one that heareth it shall tingle.

In that day I will perform¹⁷ against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin¹⁸, I will also make an end.

For I have told him¹⁹ that I will²⁰ judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth²¹; because his sons²² made themselves vile²³, and he restrained them not.

And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity²⁴ of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened²⁵ the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel²⁶ feared²⁷ to shew Eli the vision.

Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee²⁸ hide it not from me: God²⁹ do so to thee, and more also³⁰, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.

And Samuel told him every whit³¹, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD³²: let him do what seemeth him good.

¶ And Samuel grew³³, and the LORD³⁴ was with him, and did let none³⁵ of his words fall to the ground.

¶ And all Israel from Dan³⁶ even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established³⁷ to be a prophet of the LORD.

And the LORD³⁸ appeared³⁹ again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word⁴⁰ of the LORD.