1 Samuel 12:18

12:18 So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord made it thunder and rain that day. All the people were very afraid of both the Lord and Samuel.

1 Samuel 12:1

12:1 Samuel said to all Israel, “I have done ¹  everything you requested. ²  I have given you a king. ³ 

1 Samuel 3:1

The Call of Samuel

3:1 Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli’s supervision. ⁴  Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

[12:1]  ¹ tn Heb “Look, I have listened to your voice.”

[12:1]  ² tn Heb “to all which you said to me.”

[12:1]  ³ tn Heb “and I have installed a king over you.”

[3:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “before Eli.”