I Samuel - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 279

THE PERIOD OF SAMUEL.—I. SAM.

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But a. word from the EvER·L1v1NG came seldom in those days. There was no frequent vision at that time, And when Eli was in bed in his resi- dence, and his eyes were becoming heavy—he was not able to see,-—and the Lamp of GOD was becoming dim,-—-and Samuel was in bed in the Temple of the EvER~L1v1NG, where the Ark of GGD was, then the EvEn·1.1v1Ne called to Samuel, and and ran to I am here, for you I did not call you! Return to bed} S0 he went and laid down. Then the Evmz-Livme called

Samuel? and Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, I am here, for you called me! I did not call, my son l Return to bed. Samuel, however, was beginning

to recognise the EVER-LIVING, and the word of the Even-Lxvme was

8 beginning to be revealed to him, so ro rr 12 the Even — 1.1vme again called for the third ]EHOvAH, for Your servant listens} So he lay down in his chamber. time, and he arose and went to Eli I am here, for you did Then Eli perceived that the Evan-mvme had called to the young man. Therefore Eli said to Go; lie down, and if HE calls to you then, say ‘Speak, Then the Evan-1.1vmo contlrmed

Samuell at which Samuel replied, ‘ Speak, ]EHOVAH, for Your servant Then the Even-Livmc said to-· I will now do a thing in Israel at which both the ears of all hearing it shall tingle l On that day I will heap upon Eli all that I have said concerning his House, —the strong and the weak,—for I will display Myself to him, as I Myself will punishihis family for ever, on account of the outrages of his sons, whom he did not restrain. And therefore I have sworn to the House of Eli, that the sin of the House of Eli shall not be expiated by sacrifice or gift for ever? ’ But Samuel lay still until dawn,

when he opened the doors of the House of the Evan-Lrvme, for Samuel feared to report the vision

x6 to Eli. But Eli called Samuel and and he What was the

thing that was told to you? Hide it not from me. Tell me every word which was told to yourself! Samuel consequently reported to him the whole communication and hid nothing from him, to which he It was the EVER-LIVI NG l Let Him do what is good in His sight} 18

(Bc. 1141.) Samuel rzwgniseh as n Ernest nun dzaclycr in israel. Thus Samuel became great, and xg the Evan-Lrvme was with him, and none of his words fell to the ground; and all Israel recognised from Dan zo to Bersheba that Samuel was a true teacher from the EVER-LIVING. The 21 EVER—L1vING also continued to ap- pear in Shiloh, for THE LIFE revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the EvE1z~L1v1N<;, and 4 the word of Samuel penetrated all Israel. (B.<>. I14<>.) israel rises mths: him uz dzarlyzr in 3'igbt tbz §l;iliaiinr¤. Afterwards Israel went to meet the

Philistines in war, and encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines en- camped in Afak. Then the Philis- tines disposed themselves to meet Israel, and opened out to the battle, and Israel was routed before the Philistines, and they slew in the open field about four thousand men. So when the army returned to the Camp, the judges of Israel asked, ‘Why has the E.vna—L1vme routed us before the Philistines to-day? Let us take the Ark of the Evan-’ LIVING with us from Shiloh and go to oppose them, and it will save us from the clutch of our enemies! (15.0. II40·) lilly: Qlrmg Qrfmizlr, mib smb: fur ily: girls in tbz (llnmp. The army therefore sent to Shiloh, 4 and brought the Ark of the Covenant of the Loan of Hosrs, Who rests between Kerubem, from there. But the two sons of Eli, Khofni and Fine- has, went with the Ark of theCovenant of Gon; and when the Ark of the 5 Covenant of the EVER-LIVING came to the Camp, and the Children of