Samuel’s First Prophecy

3 Now ^(A)the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And ^(B)the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation.

⁶ And when Saul inquired of the Lord, ^(A)the Lord did not answer him, either by ^(B)dreams or ^(C)by Urim or by the prophets.

^3 (A)For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a ^(B)teaching priest, and without ^(C)law;