1 Samuel 3:11-18

11Then the Lord said to Samuel, “I am about to do a shocking thing in Israel.

12I am going to carry out all my threats against Eli and his family, from beginning to end.

13I have warned him that judgment is coming upon his family forever, because his sons are blaspheming God and he hasn’t disciplined them.

14So I have vowed that the sins of Eli and his sons will never be forgiven by sacrifices or offerings.”

15Samuel stayed in bed until morning, then got up and opened the doors of the Tabernacle as usual. He was afraid to tell Eli what the Lord had said to him.

16But Eli called out to him, “Samuel, my son.” “Here I am,” Samuel replied.

17“What did the Lord say to you? Tell me everything. And may God strike you and even kill you if you hide anything from me!”

18So Samuel told Eli everything; he didn’t hold anything back. “It is the Lord’s will,” Eli replied. “Let him do what he thinks best.”