{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/akjv/1-samuel/3","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T04:31:05.260Z"},"reference":{"translation":"AKJV","book":"1 Samuel","bookSlug":"1-samuel","chapter":3,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":2,"nextChapter":4,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":21},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for you called me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for you did call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed to him."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for you did call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Therefore Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call you, that you shall say, Speak, LORD; for your servant hears. So Samuel went and lay down in his place."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for your servant hears."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that hears it shall tingle."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knows; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to show Eli the vision."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And he said, What is the thing that the LORD has said to you? I pray you hide it not from me: God do so to you, and more also, if you hide any thing from me of all the things that he said to you."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seems him good."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Samuel 3 (AKJV)","markdown":"[1 Samuel 3](https://primebible.com/akjv/1-samuel/3)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* AKJV. https://primebible.com/akjv/1-samuel/3 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}