9 So he told Samuel, “Go to bed. If he calls you again, say, ‘Speak, Lord. I am your servant and I am listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in bed.
10 The Lord came and stood there and called as he had before, “Samuel, Samuel!”Samuel said, “Speak, Lord. I am your servant and I am listening.”
11 The Lord said to Samuel, “Watch, I am going to do something in Israel that will shock those who hear about it.
12 At that time I will do to Eli and his family everything I promised, from beginning to end.
13 I told Eli I would punish his family always, because he knew his sons were evil. They acted without honor, but he did not stop them.
14 So I swore to Eli’s family, ‘Your guilt will never be removed by sacrifice or offering.’ ”
15 Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. He was afraid to tell Eli about the vision,