1 Samuel · King James Version (with Apocrypha)
1 Samuel 3 King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; [there was] no open vision.
1 Y EL joven Samuel ministraba á Jehová delante de Eli: y la palabra de Jehová era de estima en aquellos días; no había visión manifiesta.
2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli [was] laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, [that] he could not see;
2 Y aconteció un día, que estando Eli acostado en su aposento, cuando sus ojos comenzaban á oscurecerse, que no podía ver,
3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God [was], and Samuel was laid down [to sleep;]
3 Samuel estaba durmiendo en el templo de Jehová, donde el arca de Dios estaba: y antes que la lámpara de Dios fuese apagada,
4 That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here [am] I.
4 Jehová llamó á Samuel; y él respondió: Heme aquí.
5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
5 Y corriendo luego á Eli, dijo: Heme aquí; ¿para qué me llamaste? Y Eli le dijo: Yo no he llamado; vuélvete á acostar. Y él se volvió, y acostóse.
6 And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
6 Y Jehová volvió á llamar otra vez á Samuel. Y levantándose Samuel vino á Eli, y dijo: Heme aquí; ¿para qué me has llamado? Y él dijo: Hijo mío, yo no he llamado; vuelve, y acuéstate.
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
7 Y Samuel no había conocido aún á Jehová, ni la palabra de Jehová le había sido revelada.
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.
8 Jehová pues llamó la tercera vez á Samuel. Y él levantándose vino á Eli, y dijo: Heme aquí; ¿para qué me has llamado? Entonces entendió Eli que Jehová llamaba al joven.
9 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.
9 Y dijo Eli á Samuel: Ve, y acuéstate: y si te llamare, dirás: Habla, Jehová, que tu siervo oye. Así se fué Samuel, y acostóse en su lugar.
10 And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
10 Y vino Jehová, y paróse, y llamó como las otras veces: ¡Samuel, Samuel! Entonces Samuel dijo: Habla, que tu siervo oye.
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.
11 Y Jehová dijo á Samuel: He aquí haré yo una cosa en Israel, que á quien la oyere, le retiñirán ambos oídos.
12 In that day I will perform against Eli all [things] which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.
12 Aquel día yo despertaré contra Eli todas las cosas que he dicho sobre su casa. En comenzando, acabaré también.
13 For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
13 Y mostraréle que yo juzgaré su casa para siempre, por la iniquidad que él sabe; porque sus hijos se han envilecido, y él no los ha estorbado.
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.
14 Y por tanto yo he jurado á la casa de Eli, que la iniquidad de la casa de Eli no será expiada jamás, ni con sacrificios ni con presentes.
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.
15 Y Samuel estuvo acostado hasta la mañana, y abrió las puertas de la casa de Jehová. Y Samuel temía descubrir la visión á Eli.
16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here [am] I.
16 Llamando pues Eli á Samuel, díjole: Hijo mío, Samuel. Y él respondió: Heme aquí.
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.
17 Y dijo: ¿Qué es la palabra que te habló [Jehová]?; ruégote que no me la encubras: así te haga Dios y así te añada, si me encubrieres palabra de todo lo que habló contigo.
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.
18 Y Samuel se lo manifestó todo, sin encubrirle nada. Entonces él dijo: Jehová es; haga lo que bien le pareciere.
19 ¶ And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
19 Y Samuel creció, y Jehová fué con él, y no dejó caer á tierra ninguna de sus palabras.
20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel [was] established [to be] a prophet of the LORD.
20 Y conoció todo Israel desde Dan hasta Beer-sebah, que Samuel era fiel profeta de Jehová.
21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
21 Así tornó Jehová á aparecer en Silo: porque Jehová se manifestó á Samuel en Silo con palabra de Jehová.
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Samuel
Born to Hannah in answer to prayer and dedicated to the LORD at Shiloh, he was confirmed as a prophet, judged Israel all his life, anointed Saul and then David, and was buried at…
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 1:20; 1 Samuel 3:20; 1 Samuel 7:15
Cross references (19)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Amos 8:11–12; Psalm 74:9; 1 Samuel 3:21; 1 Samuel 2:11; 1 Samuel 2:18
- 2 1 Samuel 4:15; Genesis 27:1; Genesis 48:10; Psalm 90:10; Genesis 48:19
- 3 Psalm 27:4; Leviticus 24:2–4; Exodus 27:20–21; Psalm 5:7; Psalm 29:9
- 4 Isaiah 6:8; Genesis 22:1; 1 Corinthians 12:6–11; Psalm 99:6; Exodus 3:4
- 6 Genesis 43:29; 1 Samuel 4:16; Matthew 9:2; 2 Samuel 18:22
- 7 Acts 19:2; Jeremiah 9:24
- 8 Job 33:14–15; 1 Corinthians 13:11–12
- 9 Isaiah 6:8; Exodus 20:19; Psalm 85:8; Acts 9:6; Daniel 10:19
- 10 1 Samuel 3:8
- 11 Habakkuk 1:5; 2 Kings 21:12; Acts 13:41; Jeremiah 19:3; Luke 21:26
- 12 1 Samuel 2:27–36; Luke 21:33; Joshua 23:15; Numbers 23:19; Zechariah 1:6
- 13 Proverbs 19:18; 1 Samuel 2:12; 1 Samuel 2:17; Matthew 10:37; Proverbs 23:13–14
- 14 Isaiah 22:14; Jeremiah 7:16; 1 Samuel 2:25; Numbers 15:30–31; Jeremiah 15:1
- 15 Jeremiah 1:6–8; 1 Samuel 1:9; 1 Corinthians 16:10–11; Malachi 1:10
- 17 Ruth 1:17; 2 Samuel 3:35; Micah 2:7; 1 Samuel 20:13; Daniel 4:19
- 18 Job 2:10; Isaiah 39:8; 1 Peter 5:6; Judges 10:15; Lamentations 3:39
- 19 Genesis 39:2; 1 Samuel 9:6; 1 Kings 8:56; Luke 2:52; 2 Timothy 4:22
- 20 Judges 20:1; 2 Samuel 3:10; 1 Timothy 1:12; 2 Samuel 17:11
- 21 1 Samuel 3:1; Genesis 12:7; 1 Samuel 3:4; Genesis 15:1; Numbers 12:6
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