Then Elkanahwentto his homeat Ramah.But the boyministeredto the LORDbeforeElithe priest.
Now the boySamuelwas ministeringto the LORDbeforeEli.And wordfrom the LORDwas rarein thosedays,visionswere infrequent.
Now Samuelwas ministeringbeforethe LORD,[as] a boywearinga linenephod.
"So I have alsodedicatedhim to the LORD;as longas he liveshe is dedicatedto the LORD."And he worshipedthe LORDthere.
So Samuellaydownuntilmorning.Then he openedthe doorsof the houseof the LORD.But Samuelwas afraidto tellthe visionto Eli.
Then they aroseearlyin the morningand worshipedbeforethe LORD,and returnedagainto their housein Ramah.And Elkanahhadrelationswith Hannahhis wife,and the LORDrememberedher.
Now therewas a certainmanfrom Ramathaim-zophimfrom the hillcountryof Ephraim,and his namewas Elkanahthe sonof Jeroham,the sonof Elihu,the sonof Tohu,the sonof Zuph,an Ephraimite.
Then his return[was] to Ramah,for his house[was] there,and therehe judgedIsrael;and he builttherean altarto the LORD.