14. Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.”
15. Samuel lay until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.
16. But Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “Here I am.”
17. And Eli said, “What was it that he told you? 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 told you.”
18. So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is the Lord. Let him do what seems good to him.”