1 Samuel 3:1-4 ▼

1 The child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. The word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

2 It happened at that time, when Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow dim, so that he could not see),

3 and the lamp of God hadn't yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple, where the ark of God was,

4 that the LORD called, |Samuel. Samuel.| And he said, |Here I am.|