1 Samuel 3:1-4 ▼

1 During the time young Samuel was minister to the LORD under Eli, the word of the LORD was scarce and vision infrequent.

2 One day Eli was asleep in his usual place. His eyes had lately grown so weak that he could not see.

3 The lamp of God was not yet extinguished, and Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was.

4 The LORD called to Samuel, who answered, “Here I am.”