1 Samuel 3:11-18

International Children’s Bible

¹¹ The Lord said to Samuel, “See, I am going to do something in Israel. It will shock those who hear about it. ¹² At that time I will do to Eli and his family everything I promised. I will not stop until I have finished. ¹³ I told Eli I would punish his family forever. I will do it because Eli knew his sons were evil. They spoke against me, but he did not control them. ¹⁴ So here is what I promised Eli’s family: ‘Your guilt will never be removed by sacrifice or offering.’”

¹⁵ Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the Tent of the Lord. He was afraid to tell Eli about the vision. ¹⁶ But Eli said to him, “Samuel, my son!”

Samuel answered, “I am here.”

¹⁷ Eli asked, “What did the Lord say to you? Don’t hide it from me. May God punish you terribly if you hide from me anything he said to you.” ¹⁸ So Samuel told Eli everything. He did not hide anything from him. Then Eli said, “He is the Lord. Let him do what he thinks is best.”