1 Samuel 3:1-10

The LORD Calls Samuel

3¹ And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent. ² And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see), ³ and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel lay in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was, ⁴ that Jehovah called to Samuel. And he said, Here am I. ⁵ And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call: lie down again. And he went and lay down. ⁶ And Jehovah called again, Samuel! And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I did not call, my son: lie down again. ⁷ Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither had the word of Jehovah yet been revealed to him. ⁸ And Jehovah called again the third time, Samuel! And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah was calling the boy. ⁹ And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. ¹⁰ And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at the other times, Samuel, Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant heareth.