1 ^fNow the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. ^gAnd the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him.

19 ^rAnd Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him ^sand let none of his words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel ^tfrom Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the Lord. 21 And the Lord appeared again at Shiloh, for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel ^uat Shiloh ^vby the word of the Lord.

1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.

Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at ^wEbenezer, and the Philistines encamped at ^xAphek.