1 Samuel 3 (FBV)

1 The boy Samuel served before the Lord under Eli's supervision. At that time messages from the Lord were rare—visions were not common. 2 One evening, Eli had gone to bed in his room. His eyes were now so weak that he couldn't see. 3 The lamp of God hadn't yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Lord's Temple where the Ark of God was. 4 Then the Lord called, “Samuel!”He answered, “I'm here.” 5 He ran to Eli, and said, “I'm here—you called me.”“I didn't call you,” Eli replied. “Go back to bed.” So Samuel went back to bed. 6 Then the Lord called again, “Samuel!” Samuel got up, went to Eli and said, “I'm here—you called me.”“I didn't call you, my son,” Eli replied. “Go back to bed.” 7 (Samuel hadn't yet come to know the Lord and had not received any message from him.) 8 The Lord called again for the third time, “Samuel!” He got up went to Eli and said, “I'm here—you called me.” Then Eli realized that it was the Lord calling the boy. 9 Eli told Samuel, “Go back to bed, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, because your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went back to his bed. 10 The Lord came and stood there, calling just as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel answered, “Speak, because your servant is listening.” 11 The Lord told Samuel: “Pay attention, because I'm going to do something in Israel that will surprise everyone who hears it. 12 That's when I will carry out against Eli and his family everything I have said, from beginning to end. 13 I told him that I will judge his family forever because of the sins he knows about, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not try and stop them. 14 That's why I swore to Eli and his family, ‘The guilt of Eli and his descendants will never be removed by sacrifice or offering.’” 15 Samuel remained in bed until the morning. Then he got up and opened the doors of the Lord's Temple as usual. He was afraid to tell Eli about the vision. 16 But Eli called him and said, “Samuel, my son.”“I'm here,” Samuel answered. 17 “What did he tell you?” Eli asked. “Don't hide it from me. May God punish you very severely if you hide anything he told you from me!” 18 So Samuel told him everything and didn't hide anything from him.“It's the Lord,” Eli replied. “May he do what he thinks is good.” 19 Samuel continued to grow up. The Lord was with him and made sure all he said was trustworthy. 20 Everyone in the whole of Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was a trustworthy prophet of the Lord. 21 The Lord went on appearing at Shiloh, because there he revealed himself to Samuel and delivered his messages,

In Other Versions

1 Samuel 3 in the ANGEFD

1 Samuel 3 in the ANTPNG2D

1 Samuel 3 in the AS21

1 Samuel 3 in the BAGH

1 Samuel 3 in the BBPNG

1 Samuel 3 in the BBT1E

1 Samuel 3 in the BDS

1 Samuel 3 in the BEV

1 Samuel 3 in the BHAD

1 Samuel 3 in the BIB

1 Samuel 3 in the BLPT

1 Samuel 3 in the BNT

1 Samuel 3 in the BNTABOOT

1 Samuel 3 in the BNTLV

1 Samuel 3 in the BOATCB

1 Samuel 3 in the BOATCB2

1 Samuel 3 in the BOBCV

1 Samuel 3 in the BOCNT

1 Samuel 3 in the BOECS

1 Samuel 3 in the BOGWICC

1 Samuel 3 in the BOHCB

1 Samuel 3 in the BOHCV

1 Samuel 3 in the BOHLNT

1 Samuel 3 in the BOHNTLTAL

1 Samuel 3 in the BOICB

1 Samuel 3 in the BOILNTAP

1 Samuel 3 in the BOITCV

1 Samuel 3 in the BOKCV

1 Samuel 3 in the BOKCV2

1 Samuel 3 in the BOKHWOG

1 Samuel 3 in the BOKSSV

1 Samuel 3 in the BOLCB

1 Samuel 3 in the BOLCB2

1 Samuel 3 in the BOMCV

1 Samuel 3 in the BONAV

1 Samuel 3 in the BONCB

1 Samuel 3 in the BONLT

1 Samuel 3 in the BONUT2

1 Samuel 3 in the BOPLNT

1 Samuel 3 in the BOSCB

1 Samuel 3 in the BOSNC

1 Samuel 3 in the BOTLNT

1 Samuel 3 in the BOVCB

1 Samuel 3 in the BOYCB

1 Samuel 3 in the BPBB

1 Samuel 3 in the BPH

1 Samuel 3 in the BSB

1 Samuel 3 in the CCB

1 Samuel 3 in the CUV

1 Samuel 3 in the CUVS

1 Samuel 3 in the DBT

1 Samuel 3 in the DGDNT

1 Samuel 3 in the DHNT

1 Samuel 3 in the DNT

1 Samuel 3 in the ELBE

1 Samuel 3 in the EMTV

1 Samuel 3 in the ESV

1 Samuel 3 in the FEB

1 Samuel 3 in the GGMNT

1 Samuel 3 in the GNT

1 Samuel 3 in the HARY

1 Samuel 3 in the HNT

1 Samuel 3 in the IRVA

1 Samuel 3 in the IRVB

1 Samuel 3 in the IRVG

1 Samuel 3 in the IRVH

1 Samuel 3 in the IRVK

1 Samuel 3 in the IRVM

1 Samuel 3 in the IRVM2

1 Samuel 3 in the IRVO

1 Samuel 3 in the IRVP

1 Samuel 3 in the IRVT

1 Samuel 3 in the IRVT2

1 Samuel 3 in the IRVU

1 Samuel 3 in the ISVN

1 Samuel 3 in the JSNT

1 Samuel 3 in the KAPI

1 Samuel 3 in the KBT1ETNIK

1 Samuel 3 in the KBV

1 Samuel 3 in the KJV

1 Samuel 3 in the KNFD

1 Samuel 3 in the LBA

1 Samuel 3 in the LBLA

1 Samuel 3 in the LNT

1 Samuel 3 in the LSV

1 Samuel 3 in the MAAL

1 Samuel 3 in the MBV

1 Samuel 3 in the MBV2

1 Samuel 3 in the MHNT

1 Samuel 3 in the MKNFD

1 Samuel 3 in the MNG

1 Samuel 3 in the MNT

1 Samuel 3 in the MNT2

1 Samuel 3 in the MRS1T

1 Samuel 3 in the NAA

1 Samuel 3 in the NASB

1 Samuel 3 in the NBLA

1 Samuel 3 in the NBS

1 Samuel 3 in the NBVTP

1 Samuel 3 in the NET2

1 Samuel 3 in the NIV11

1 Samuel 3 in the NNT

1 Samuel 3 in the NNT2

1 Samuel 3 in the NNT3

1 Samuel 3 in the PDDPT

1 Samuel 3 in the PFNT

1 Samuel 3 in the RMNT

1 Samuel 3 in the SBIAS

1 Samuel 3 in the SBIBS

1 Samuel 3 in the SBIBS2

1 Samuel 3 in the SBICS

1 Samuel 3 in the SBIDS

1 Samuel 3 in the SBIGS

1 Samuel 3 in the SBIHS

1 Samuel 3 in the SBIIS

1 Samuel 3 in the SBIIS2

1 Samuel 3 in the SBIIS3

1 Samuel 3 in the SBIKS

1 Samuel 3 in the SBIKS2

1 Samuel 3 in the SBIMS

1 Samuel 3 in the SBIOS

1 Samuel 3 in the SBIPS

1 Samuel 3 in the SBISS

1 Samuel 3 in the SBITS

1 Samuel 3 in the SBITS2

1 Samuel 3 in the SBITS3

1 Samuel 3 in the SBITS4

1 Samuel 3 in the SBIUS

1 Samuel 3 in the SBIVS

1 Samuel 3 in the SBT

1 Samuel 3 in the SBT1E

1 Samuel 3 in the SCHL

1 Samuel 3 in the SNT

1 Samuel 3 in the SUSU

1 Samuel 3 in the SUSU2

1 Samuel 3 in the SYNO

1 Samuel 3 in the TBIAOTANT

1 Samuel 3 in the TBT1E

1 Samuel 3 in the TBT1E2

1 Samuel 3 in the TFTIP

1 Samuel 3 in the TFTU

1 Samuel 3 in the TGNTATF3T

1 Samuel 3 in the THAI

1 Samuel 3 in the TNFD

1 Samuel 3 in the TNT

1 Samuel 3 in the TNTIK

1 Samuel 3 in the TNTIL

1 Samuel 3 in the TNTIN

1 Samuel 3 in the TNTIP

1 Samuel 3 in the TNTIZ

1 Samuel 3 in the TOMA

1 Samuel 3 in the TTENT

1 Samuel 3 in the UBG

1 Samuel 3 in the UGV

1 Samuel 3 in the UGV2

1 Samuel 3 in the UGV3

1 Samuel 3 in the VBL

1 Samuel 3 in the VDCC

1 Samuel 3 in the YALU

1 Samuel 3 in the YAPE

1 Samuel 3 in the YBVTP

1 Samuel 3 in the ZBP