16 Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He answered, “Here I am.”

17 And he said, “What is the word that the Lord spoke to you? Please do not hide it from me. ^aGod do so to you, and more also, if you hide anything from me of all the things that He said to you.”  ‡

19 So Samuel ^agrew, and ^bthe Lord was with him ^cand let none of his words fall to the ground.  ‡

20 And all Israel ^afrom Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel had been established as a prophet of the Lord.  ‡