Then Hannahroseaftereatingand drinkingin Shiloh.Now Elithe priestwas sittingon the seatby the doorpostof the templeof the LORD.
that the kingsaidto Nathanthe prophet,"Seenow,I dwellin a houseof cedar,but the arkof Goddwellswithintentcurtains."
OnethingI have askedfrom the LORD,that I shall seek:That I may dwellin the houseof the LORDallthe daysof my life,To beholdthe beautyof the LORDAnd to meditatein His temple.
The voiceof the LORDmakes the deerto calveAnd stripsthe forestsbare;And in His templeeverythingsays,"Glory!"
But as for me, by Your abundantlovingkindnessI will enterYour house,At Your holytempleI will bowin reverencefor You.
then his mastershall bringhim to God,then he shall bringhim to the doororthe doorpost.And his mastershall piercehis earwith an awl;and he shall servehim permanently.
She, greatlydistressed,prayedto the LORDand weptbitterly.
So Samuellaydownuntilmorning.Then he openedthe doorsof the houseof the LORD.But Samuelwas afraidto tellthe visionto Eli.
and the lampof Godhad not yetgoneout, and Samuelwas lyingdownin the templeof the LORDwherethe arkof God[was],
When he came,behold,Eliwas sittingon [his] seatby the roadeagerly watching,becausehis heartwas tremblingfor the arkof God.So the mancameto tell[it] in the city,and allthe citycriedout.