14. Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be atoned for or purged with sacrifice or offering forever.
15. Samuel lay until morning; then he opened the doors of the Lord's house. And [he] was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.
16. But Eli called Samuel and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here I am.
17. Eli said, What is it He told you? Pray do not hide it from me. May God do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all that He said to you.
18. And Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing. And Eli said, It is the Lord; let Him do what seems good to Him.
19. Samuel grew; the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. [Josh. 23:14.]
20. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord.
21. And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh, for the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh through the word of the Lord.