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1 Samuel 3:9

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Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

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  1. 1 Samuel 3:7

    Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him.

  2. 1 Samuel 3:8

    And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child.

  3. 1 Samuel 3:10

    And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

  4. 1 Samuel 3:11

    And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.

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