1 Samuel
King James Version (KJV)
1 Samuel 3:16
“Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.”
King James Version (KJV)
1 Samuel 3:16 Context
13For 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. 14And 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. 15And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. 16Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I. 17And 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. 18And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. 19And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
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Other Translations
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel my sonne. And he answered, Here am I.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son. And he said, "Here I am.""
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then Eli said, Samuel, my son. And Samuel answering said, Here am I.
- Basic English Bible
And Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
- Darby Bible
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
- Webster's Bible
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, "Samuel, my son!" He said, "Here I am."
- World English Bible
And Eli calleth Samuel, and saith, `Samuel, my son;' and he saith, `Here [am] I.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Then Eli called Samuel, and said: 'Samuel, my son.' And he said: `Here am I.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son. And he said, "Here I am.""
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then Eli said, Samuel, my son. And Samuel answering said, Here am I.
- Basic English Bible
And Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.
- Darby Bible
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
- Webster's Bible
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, "Samuel, my son!" He said, "Here I am."
- World English Bible
And Eli calleth Samuel, and saith, `Samuel, my son;' and he saith, `Here [am] I.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Then Eli called Samuel, and said: 'Samuel, my son.' And he said: `Here am I.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 3:16
3:14 Have sworn - Or, I do swear: the past tense being commonly put for the present in the Hebrew tongue. Unto - Or, concerning it. Purged - That is, the punishment threatened against Eli and his family, shall not he prevented by all their sacrifices, but shall infallibly be executed.
3:15 Doors - Altho' the tabernacle, whilst it was to be removed from place to place in the wilderness, had no doors, but consisted only of curtains, and had hangings before the entrance, instead of doors; yet when it was settled in one place, as now it was in Shiloh, it was enclosed within some solid building, which had doors and posts, and other parts belonging to it. Feared - The matter of the vision or revelation, partly from the reverence he bore to his person, to whom he was loth to be a messenger of such sad tidings; partly, lest if he had been hasty to utter it, Eli might think him guilty of arrogancy or secret complacency in his calamity.
3:17 God do so, &c. - God inflict the same evils upon thee, which I suspect he hath pronounced against me, and greater evils too.
3:18 It is the Lord - This severe sentence is from the sovereign Lord of the world, who hath an absolute right to dispose of me and all his creatures; who is in a special manner the ruler of the people of Israel, to whom it properly belongs to punish all mine offences; whose chastisement I therefore accept.