1Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no manifest vision.stylusAmos 8:11, Amos 8:12, Amos 8:11, Amos 8:12, Psalms 74:92Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see.stylus1 Samuel 4:15, 1 Samuel 4:15, Genesis 27:1, Psalms 90:10, Genesis 48:103And so, to prevent the lamp of God from going out, Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.stylusExodus 27:20, Exodus 27:21, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 27:21, Leviticus 24:24And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, “Here I am.”stylusGenesis 22:1, Isaiah 6:8, 1 Corinthians 12:6, 1 Corinthians 12:11, Exodus 3:45And he ran to Eli, and he said, “Here I am. For you called me.” And he said: “I did not call. Return and sleep.” And he went away, and he slept.stylus6And again, the Lord continued to call to Samuel. And rising up, Samuel went to Eli, and he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” And he responded: “I did not call you, my son. Return and sleep.”stylus2 Samuel 18:22, 1 Samuel 4:16, Matthew 9:2, Genesis 43:29, 2 Samuel 18:227Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him.stylusActs 19:2, Acts 19:2, Jeremiah 9:24, Jeremiah 9:248And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.stylusJob 33:14, Job 33:15, Job 33:14, Job 33:15, 1 Corinthians 13:119And he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” Then Eli understood that the Lord had called the boy. And he said to Samuel: “Go and sleep. And if he calls to you from now on, you will say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’ ” Therefore, Samuel went away, and he slept in his place.stylusPsalms 85:8, Exodus 20:19, Psalms 85:8, Exodus 20:19, Isaiah 6:810And the Lord came, and stood, and he called, just as he had called the other times, “Samuel, Samuel.” And Samuel said, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”stylus1 Samuel 3:8, 1 Samuel 3:8, 1 Samuel 3:4, 1 Samuel 3:6, 1 Samuel 3:411And the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I am accomplishing a word in Israel. Whoever will hear about it, both his ears will ring.stylusHabakkuk 1:5, Habakkuk 1:5, 2 Kings 21:12, Acts 13:41, Jeremiah 19:312In that day, I will raise up against Eli all the things that I have spoken over his house. I will begin, and I will finish.stylus1 Samuel 2:27, 1 Samuel 2:36, 1 Samuel 2:27, 1 Samuel 2:36, Numbers 23:1913For I have foretold to him that I will judge his house unto eternity, because of iniquity. For he had known that his sons acted shamefully, and he did not chastise them.stylusMatthew 10:37, Matthew 10:37, Proverbs 19:18, Proverbs 19:18, 1 Samuel 2:1214For this reason, I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of his house will not be expiated, with victims or with gifts, even forever.”stylusIsaiah 22:14, Isaiah 22:14, Jeremiah 15:1, 1 Samuel 2:25, Jeremiah 7:1615Then Samuel slept until morning, and he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.stylusJeremiah 1:6, Jeremiah 1:8, Jeremiah 1:6, Jeremiah 1:8, 1 Corinthians 16:1016Then Eli called Samuel, and he said, “Samuel, my son?” And responding, he said, “I am here.”stylus17And he questioned him: “What is the word that the Lord has spoken to you? I beg you that you may not conceal it from me. May God do these things to you, and may he add these other things, if you hide from me one word out of all the things that were told to you.”stylus2 Samuel 3:35, Ruth 1:17, 2 Samuel 3:35, Ruth 1:17, Micah 2:718And so, Samuel revealed to him all the words, and he did not hide them from him. And he responded: “He is the Lord. May he do what is good in his own eyes.”stylusIsaiah 39:8, Job 2:10, Isaiah 39:8, Job 2:10, 1 Peter 5:619And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.stylusGenesis 39:2, Genesis 39:2, 1 Samuel 9:6, 1 Samuel 9:6, 1 Kings 8:5620And all of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be a faithful prophet of the Lord.stylusJudges 20:1, Judges 20:1, 2 Samuel 3:10, 2 Samuel 3:10, 1 Timothy 1:1221And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh. For the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh, according to the word of the Lord. And the word about Samuel went forth to all of Israel.stylusGenesis 12:7, 1 Samuel 3:1, Genesis 12:7, 1 Samuel 3:1, Genesis 15:1