16but Eli called him and said, "Samuel, my son." Samuel answered, "Here I am."


In Context

13 For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about; his sons made themselves contemptible, and he failed to restrain them.

14 Therefore, I swore to the house of Eli, 'The guilt of Eli's house will never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.' "

15 Samuel lay down until morning and then opened the doors of the house of the Lord . He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,

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 it from me. May God deal with you, be it ever so severely, 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."

1st Samuel 3:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:16Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here [am] I.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:16Then Heli called Samuel, and said: Samuel, my son. And he answered: Here am I.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:16Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16And Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here am I.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:16Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he said, Here Am I.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16Then Eli called Samuel, and said, |Samuel, my son!| He said, |Here I am.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16And Eli calleth Samuel, and saith, 'Samuel, my son;' and he saith, 'Here am I.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:16Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.