Now the day before Saul arrived, the Lord had told ¹  Samuel:

When Samuel turned to leave, Saul ¹  grabbed the edge of his robe and it tore.

The woman replied, “Who is it that I should bring up for you?” He said, “Bring up for me Samuel.”

The Lord again called, “Samuel!” So Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But Eli ¹  said, “I didn’t call you, my son. Go back and lie down.”

Now Samuel was ministering before the Lord. The boy was dressed in a linen ephod.

All Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba realized that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord.

Then the Lord again appeared in Shiloh, for it was in Shiloh that the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel ¹  through the word of the Lord. ² 

Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord on your behalf.”

In his old age Samuel appointed his sons as judges over Israel.

So Samuel spoke all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king.

So Samuel listened to everything the people said and then reported it to the Lord. ¹ 

Samuel said to the cook, “Give me the portion of meat that I gave to you – the one I asked you to keep with you.”

Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.

Samuel replied, “If that is the case, ¹  then what is this sound of sheep in my ears and the sound of cattle that I hear?”

Then Samuel went to Ramah, while Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.

And all the prophets, from Samuel and those who followed him, have spoken about and announced ¹  these days.

All this took ¹  about four hundred fifty years. After this ²  he gave them judges until the time of ³  Samuel the prophet.

So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the Lord’s house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.

So Eli said to Samuel, “Go back and lie down. When he calls you, say, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” So Samuel went back and lay down in his place.

Then Samuel talked to the people about how the kingship would work. ¹  He wrote it all down on a scroll and set it before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away to their homes.