{"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/dbt/1-samuel/3","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T01:45:31.098Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","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 boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"that Jehovah called to Samuel. And he said, Here am I."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call: lie down again. And he went and lay down."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And Jehovah called again, Samuel! And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call, my son: lie down again."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither had the word of Jehovah yet been revealed to him."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And Jehovah called again the third time, Samuel! And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah was calling the boy."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at the other times, Samuel, Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant heareth."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And Jehovah said to Samuel, Behold, I do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house; I will begin and make an end."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"For I have declared to him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he hath known: because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expiated with sacrifice or oblation for ever."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of Jehovah. And Samuel feared to declare the vision to Eli."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And he said, What is the word that he has spoken to thee? I pray thee, keep it not back from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou keep back anything from me of all the word that he spoke to thee."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And Samuel told him all the words, and kept nothing back from him. And he said, It is Jehovah: let him do what is good in his sight."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established a prophet of Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And Jehovah appeared again at Shiloh; for Jehovah revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of Jehovah."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Samuel 3 (DBT)","markdown":"[1 Samuel 3](https://primebible.com/dbt/1-samuel/3)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/1-samuel/3 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}