1 Samuel 3:16
14 And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
15 And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
17 And he said, What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.
18 And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- but Eli called to him and said, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” answered Samuel.
- KJV
- Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
- WEB
- Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He said, “Here I am.”
- ASV
- Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
- DARBY
- And Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
- BLB
- And Eli called Samuel, and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he answered, “Behold.”
- ÅB
- Da ropte Eli til Samuel og sa: Samuel, min sønn! Og han svarte: Ja, her er jeg.
- OTB
- Eli kalte på ham og sa: «Samuel, min sønn.» Samuel svarte: «Her er jeg.»
- B1930
- Da ropte Eli til Samuel og sa: Samuel, min sønn! Og han svarte: Ja, her er jeg.