{"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/ylt/1-samuel/3","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T09:38:47.038Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","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 youth Samuel is serving Jehovah before Eli, and the word of Jehovah hath been precious in those days — there is no vision broken forth."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Eli is lying down in his place, and his eyes have begun to be dim — he is not able to see."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And the lamp of God is not yet extinguished, and Samuel is lying down in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God is,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"and Jehovah calleth unto Samuel, and he saith, 'Here am I.'"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And he runneth unto Eli, and saith, 'Here am I, for thou hast called for me;' and he saith, 'I called not; turn back, lie down;' and he goeth and lieth down."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And Jehovah addeth to call again Samuel, and Samuel riseth and goeth unto Eli, and saith, 'Here am I, for thou hast called for me;' and he saith, 'I have not called, my son, turn back, lie down.'"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And Samuel hath not yet known Jehovah, and the word of Jehovah is not yet revealed unto him."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And Jehovah addeth to call Samuel the third time, and he riseth and goeth unto Eli, and saith, 'Here am I, for thou hast called for me;' and Eli understandeth that Jehovah is calling to the youth."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And Eli saith to Samuel, 'Go, lie down, and it hath been, if He doth call unto thee, that thou hast said, Speak, Jehovah, for Thy servant is hearing;' and Samuel goeth and lieth down in his place."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And Jehovah cometh, and stationeth Himself, and calleth as time by time, 'Samuel, Samuel;' and Samuel saith, 'Speak, for Thy servant is hearing.'"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Lo, I am doing a thing in Israel, at which the two ears of every one hearing it do tingle."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"In that day I establish unto Eli all that I have spoken unto his house, beginning and completing;"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"and I have declared to him that I am judging his house — to the age, for the iniquity which he hath known, for his sons are making themselves vile, and he hath not restrained them,"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"and therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli: the iniquity of the house of Eli is not atoned for, by sacrifice, and by offering — unto the age.'"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And Samuel lieth till the morning, and openeth the doors of the house of Jehovah, and Samuel is afraid of declaring the vision unto Eli."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And Eli calleth Samuel, and saith, 'Samuel, my son;' and he saith, 'Here am I.'"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And he saith, 'What is the word which He hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me; so doth God do to thee, and so doth He add, if thou hidest from me a word of all the words that He hath spoken unto thee.'"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And Samuel declareth to him the whole of the words, and hath not hid from him; and he saith, 'It is Jehovah; that which is good in His eyes He doth.'"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And Samuel groweth up, and Jehovah hath been with him, and hath not let fall any of his words to the earth;"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"and all Israel know, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, that Samuel is established for a prophet to Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And Jehovah addeth to appear in Shiloh, for Jehovah hath been revealed unto Samuel, in Shiloh, by the word of Jehovah."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Samuel 3 (YLT)","markdown":"[1 Samuel 3](https://primebible.com/ylt/1-samuel/3)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/1-samuel/3 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}