16 ¶ Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel my son. And he answered, Here I am.

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.

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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.

16 but Eli called him and said, “Samuel, my son.”

Samuel answered, “Here I am.”

17 “What was it he said to you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide(A) it from me. May God deal with you, be it ever so severely,(B) if you hide from me anything he told you.” 18 So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. Then Eli said, “He is the Lord; let him do what is good in his eyes.”(C)

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