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1 Samuel · read by Murray McCandless
27 verses, in order. Only the verses Murray read aloud are shown.
1 Samuel 2
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Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: 'I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.Read from KJV · Honour
1 Samuel 3
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And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.Read from KJV · Samuel in his place
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And at that time Eli, whose eyesight had grown so dim that he could not see, was lying in his room.Read from KJV · Samuel in his place
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Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.Read from KJV · Take the low place
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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 in his place
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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 · Take the low place
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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 · Take the low place
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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 in his place
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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 in his place
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Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel answered, "Speak, for Your servant is listening."Read from KJV · Samuel in his place
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I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.Read from KJV · Samuel in his place
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So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. "He is the LORD," replied Eli. "Let Him do what is good in His eyes."Read from KJV · Samuel in his place
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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 in his place
1 Samuel 15
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So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?"Read from KJV · Obedience
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"But I did obey the LORD," Saul replied. "I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction.Read from KJV · Obedience
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But Samuel declared: "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.Read from KJV · Obedience
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Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind."Read from KJV · Honour
1 Samuel 18
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After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.Read from KJV · They gave all but themself
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And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father's house.Read from KJV · They gave all but themself
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Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.Read from NKJV · They gave all but themself
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And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.Read from KJV · They gave all but themself
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So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul's officers as well.Read from KJV · They gave all but themself
1 Samuel 20
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Then Jonathan gave his equipment to the boy and said, "Go, take it back to the city."Read from KJV · They gave all but themself
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When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.Read from KJV · They gave all but themself
1 Samuel 22
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Ahimelech answered the king, "Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king's son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard who is honored in your house?Read from KJV · So Faithful