9. So he said, “Go back and lie down! If someone speaks to you again, answer, ‘I'm listening, Lord. What do you want me to do?’ ”Once again Samuel went back and lay down.
10. The Lord then stood beside Samuel and called out as he had done before, “Samuel! Samuel!”“I'm listening,” Samuel answered. “What do you want me to do?”
11. The Lord said:Samuel, I am going to do something in Israel that will shock everyone who hears about it!
12. I will punish Eli and his family, just as I promised.