1 Samuel 3:13-21 ▼

13 For I have told him that I will judge his house even to forever for the iniquity that he knows, because his sons blasphemed God, and he did not restrain them.

14 And now I have sworn to the house of Eli, ‘The iniquity of the house of Eli shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or by offering even to forever.’”

15 And Samuel lay down until the morning, and he opened the doors of the house of YHWH. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.

16 And Eli called Samuel, and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he answered, “Behold.”

17 And he said, “What is the word that He has spoken to you? Please do not hide it from me. Thus may God do to you, and even more, if you hide from me anything of all the words that He has spoken to you.”

18 And Samuel told to him all the words, and he hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is YHWH. Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”

19 And Samuel grew, and YHWH was with him and did not let any of his words fall to the ground.

20 And all Israel knew, from Dan and to Beersheba, that Samuel was established as a prophet of YHWH.

21 And YHWH again appeared in Shiloh, for YHWH revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of YHWH.