Bible in Basic English
"And he said, What did the Lord say to you? Do not keep it from me: may God's punishment be on you if you keep from me anything he said to you."
— 1 Samuel 3:17, Bible in Basic English
“And he said, What is the thing thatJehovah hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide anything from me of all the things that he spake unto thee. ”
So I have made an oath to the family of Eli that no offering of meat or of meal which they may make will ever take away the sin of his family.
And Samuel kept where he was, not moving till the time came for opening the doors of the house of God in the morning. And fear kept him from giving Eli an account of his vision.
Then Eli said, Samuel, my son. And Samuel answering said, Here am I.
And he said, What did the Lord say to you? Do not keep it from me: may God's punishment be on you if you keep from me anything he said to you.
Then Samuel gave him an account of everything, keeping nothing back. And he said, It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.
And Samuel became older, and the Lord was with him and let not one of his words be without effect.
And it was clear to all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba that Samuel had been made a prophet of the Lord.