16. Then Eli called Samuel and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
17. And he said, What is the word that the Lord has spoken unto thee? I pray thee do not hide it from me. God do so to thee and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the word that he spoke unto thee.
18. And Samuel declared all of it to him without hiding any thing. Then he said, It is the Lord; let him do what seems good unto him.
19. And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and did not let any of his words fall to the ground.