16 but Eli called him and said, "Samuel, my son." Samuel answered, "Here I am."
16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
16 But Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son." And he said, "Here I am."
16 But then Eli summoned Samuel: "Samuel, my son!" Samuel came running: "Yes? What can I do for you?"
16 Then Eli called Samuel and said, "Samuel, my son!" And he answered, "Here I am."
16 But Eli called out to him, "Samuel, my son." "Here I am," Samuel replied.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:16
Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:11-18
(Read 1 Samuel 3:11-18)
What a great deal of guilt and corruption is there in us, concerning which we may say, It is the iniquity which our own heart knoweth; we are conscious to ourselves of it! Those who do not restrain the sins of others, when it is in their power to do it, make themselves partakers of the guilt, and will be charged as joining in it. In his remarkable answer to this awful sentence, Eli acknowledged that the Lord had a right to do as he saw good, being assured that he would do nothing wrong. The meekness, patience, and humility contained in those words, show that he was truly repentant; he accepted the punishment of his sin.