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1 Samuel · read by Frank Sona
18 verses, in order. Only the verses Frank read aloud are shown.
1 Samuel 3
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Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, "Here I am."Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
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He ran to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you have called me." "I did not call," Eli replied. "Go back and lie down." So he went and lay down.Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
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Once again the LORD called, "Samuel!" So Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you have called me." "My son, I did not call," Eli replied. "Go back and lie down."Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
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Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him.Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
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Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you have called me." Then Eli realized that it was the LORD who was calling the boy.Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
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"Go and lie down," he said to Samuel, "and if He calls you, say, 'Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place.Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
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And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel's words fall to the ground.Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
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And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
1 Samuel 4
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Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
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The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
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When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that it shook the ground.Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
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The ark of God was captured, and Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
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Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
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Now Eli's daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God's ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her.Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
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As she was dying, the women attending to her said, "Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!" But she did not respond or pay any heed.Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
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And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel," because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
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"The glory has departed from Israel," she said, "for the ark of God has been captured."Read from KJV · Samuel: Formalism or Glory?
1 Samuel 17
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"What have I done now?" said David. "Was it not just a question?"Read from KJV · David's focus, unaverted