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1 Samuel 3

Common English Bible CEB

1 Now the boy Samuel was serving the LORD under Eli. The LORD's word was rare at that time, and visions weren't widely known.

2 One day Eli, whose eyes had grown so weak he was unable to see, was lying down in his room.

3 God's lamp hadn't gone out yet, and Samuel was lying down in the LORD's temple, where God's chest was.

4 The LORD called to Samuel. "I'm here," he said.

5 Samuel hurried to Eli and said, "I'm here. You called me?" "I didn't call you," Eli replied. "Go lie down." So he did.

6 Again the LORD called Samuel, so Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, "I'm here. You called me?" "I didn't call, my son," Eli replied. "Go and lie down."

7 (Now Samuel didn't yet know the LORD, and the LORD's word hadn't yet been revealed to him.)

8 A third time the LORD called Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, "I'm here. You called me?" Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.

9 So Eli said to Samuel, "Go and lie down. If he calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD. Your servant is listening.'" So Samuel went and lay down where he'd been.

10 Then the LORD came and stood there, calling just as before, "Samuel, Samuel!" Samuel said, "Speak. Your servant is listening."

11 The LORD said to Samuel, "I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of all who hear it tingle!

12 On that day, I will bring to pass against Eli everything I said about his household—every last bit of it!

13 I told him that I would punish his family forever because of the wrongdoing he knew about—how his sons were cursing God, but he wouldn't stop them.

14 Because of that I swore about Eli's household that his family's wrongdoing will never be reconciled by sacrifice or by offering."

15 Samuel lay there until morning, then opened the doors of the LORD's house. Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.

16 But Eli called Samuel, saying: "Samuel, my son!" "I'm here," Samuel said.

17 "What did he say to you?" Eli asked. "Don't hide anything from me. May God deal harshly with you and worse still if you hide from me a single word from everything he said to you."

18 So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. "He is the LORD, " Eli said. "He will do as he pleases."

19 So Samuel grew up, and the LORD was with him, not allowing any of his words to fail.

20 All Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was trustworthy as the LORD's prophet.

21 The LORD continued to appear at Shiloh because the LORD revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh through the LORD's own word.

The Message Bible MSG

1 The boy Samuel was serving God under Eli's direction. This was at a time when the revelation of God was rarely heard or seen.

2 One night Eli was sound asleep (his eyesight was very bad - he could hardly see).

3 It was well before dawn; the sanctuary lamp was still burning. Samuel was still in bed in the Temple of God, where the Chest of God rested.

4 Then God called out, "Samuel, Samuel!"

5 Then he ran to Eli saying, "I heard you call. Here I am." Eli said, "I didn't call you. Go back to bed." And so he did.

6 God called again, "Samuel, Samuel!" Samuel got up and went to Eli, "I heard you call. Here I am."

7 (This all happened before Samuel knew God for himself. It was before the revelation of God had been given to him personally.)

8 God called again, "Samuel!" - the third time! Yet again Samuel got up and went to Eli, "Yes? I heard you call me. Here I am."

9 So Eli directed Samuel, "Go back and lie down. If the voice calls again, say, 'Speak, God. I'm your servant, ready to listen.'" Samuel returned to his bed.

10 Then God came and stood before him exactly as before, calling out, "Samuel! Samuel!" Samuel answered, "Speak. I'm your servant, ready to listen."

11 God said to Samuel, "Listen carefully. I'm getting ready to do something in Israel that is going to shake everyone up and get their attention.

12 The time has come for me to bring down on Eli's family everything I warned him of, every last word of it.

13 I'm letting him know that the time's up. I'm bringing judgment on his family for good. He knew what was going on, that his sons were desecrating God's name and God's place, and he did nothing to stop them.

14 This is my sentence on the family of Eli: The evil of Eli's family can never be wiped out by sacrifice or offering."

15 Samuel stayed in bed until morning, then rose early and went about his duties, opening the doors of the sanctuary, but he dreaded having to tell the vision to Eli.

16 But then Eli summoned Samuel: "Samuel, my son!" Samuel came running: "Yes? What can I do for you?"

17 "What did he say? Tell it to me, all of it. Don't suppress or soften one word, as God is your judge! I want it all, word for word as he said it to you."

18 So Samuel told him, word for word. He held back nothing. Eli said, "He is God. Let him do whatever he thinks best."

19 Samuel grew up. God was with him, and Samuel's prophetic record was flawless.

20 Everyone in Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, recognized that Samuel was the real thing - a true prophet of God.

21 God continued to show up at Shiloh, revealed through his word to Samuel at Shiloh.