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1 The boy Samuel was serving the LORD under Eli. In those days a prophecy from the LORD was rare; visions were infrequent. 2 One night Eli was lying down in his room. His eyesight had begun to fail so that he couldn't see well. 3 The lamp in God's temple hadn't gone out yet, and Samuel was asleep in the temple of the LORD where the ark of God was kept. 4 Then the LORD called Samuel. |Here I am,| Samuel responded. 5 He ran to Eli and said, |Here I am. You called me.| |I didn't call [you],| Eli replied. |Go back to bed.| So Samuel went back and lay down. 6 The LORD called Samuel again. Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, |Here I am. You called me.| |I didn't call [you], son,| he responded. |Go back to bed.| 7 Samuel had no experience with the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. 8 The LORD called Samuel a third time. Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, |Here I am. You called me.| Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy. 1 Samuel 3:1-8, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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