¹⁶ Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “Here I am.” ¹⁷ And he said, “What is the word that He spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. ^(A)May God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the words that He spoke to you.” ¹⁸ So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “^(B)It is Yahweh; let Him do what seems good in His eyes.”