17 Then he said, What is it, that the Lord said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me. God [a]do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide anything from me, of all that he said unto thee.

18 So Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. Then he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.

19 ¶ And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and let none of his words [b]fall to the ground.

20 And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew [c]that faithful Samuel was the Lord’s Prophet.

21 And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh: for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by [d]his word.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 3:17 God punish thee after this and that sort, except thou tell me truth, Ruth 1:17.
  2. 1 Samuel 3:19 The Lord accomplished whatsoever he had said.
  3. 1 Samuel 3:20 Or, that Samuel was the faithful Prophet of the Lord.
  4. 1 Samuel 3:21 Hebrew, by the word of the Lord.

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