And the childSamuelministeredunto the LORDbeforeEli. And the wordof the LORDwaspreciousin thosedays; there was noopenvision. And it came to passat that time, whenEli was laid downin his place, and his eyesbeganto wax dim, that he couldnotsee; And erethe lampof Godwent outin the templeof the LORD, wherethe arkof God was , and Samuelwas laid down to sleep ; That the LORDcalledSamuel: and he answered, Here am I. And he ranuntoEli, and said, Here am I; forthou calledstme. And he said, I callednot; lie downagain. And he wentand lay down. And the LORDcalledyetagain, Samuel. And Samuelaroseand wenttoEli, and said, Here am I; forthou didst callme. And he answered, I callednot, my son; lie downagain. Now Samueldid not yetknowthe LORD, neither was the wordof the LORDyetrevealeduntohim. And the LORDcalledSamuelagainthe thirdtime. And he aroseand wenttoEli, and said, Here am I; forthou didst callme. And Eliperceivedthatthe LORDhad calledthe child. Therefore Elisaidunto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, ifhe callthee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; forthy servantheareth. So Samuelwentand lay downin his place. And the LORDcame, and stood, and calledas at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuelanswered, Speak; forthy servantheareth. And the LORDsaidtoSamuel, Behold, Iwill doa thingin Israel, at whichboththe earsof every onethat hearethit shall tingle. In thatdayI will performagainstEliall things whichI have spokenconcerninghis house: when I begin, I will also make an end. For I have toldhim thatIwill judgehis houseforeverfor the iniquitywhichhe knoweth; becausehis sonsmade themselves vile, and he restrainedthem not. And thereforeI have swornunto the houseof Eli, that the iniquityof Eli's houseshall notbe purgedwith sacrificenor offeringforever. And Samuellayuntilthe morning, and openedthe doorsof the houseof the LORD. And Samuelfearedto showElithe vision. Then ElicalledSamuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I. And he said, What is the thingthat the LORD hath saiduntothee? I pray theehide it notfromme: Goddosoto thee, and morealso, ifthou hide any thingfromme of allthe thingsthathe saiduntothee. And Samueltoldhim everywhit, and hidnothingfromhim. And he said, It is the LORD: let him dowhat seemethhim good. And Samuelgrew, and the LORDwaswithhim, and did let noneof his wordsfallto the ground. And allIsraelfrom Daneven toBeer-sheba knewthatSamuel was established to be a prophetof the LORD. And the LORDappearedagainin Shiloh: forthe LORDrevealed himselftoSamuelin Shilohby the wordof the LORD.