1 Samuel 3:4-10

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁴ Then the Lord called Samuel,^[a] and he answered, ‘Here I am.’ ⁵ He ran to Eli and said, ‘Here I am; you called me.’

‘I didn’t call,’ Eli replied. ‘Go back and lie down.’ So he went and lay down.

⁶ Once again the Lord called, ‘Samuel! ’

Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am; you called me.’

‘I didn’t call, my son,’ he replied. ‘Go back and lie down.’

⁷ Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, because the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. ⁸ Once again, for the third time, the Lord called Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, ‘Here I am; you called me.’

Then Eli understood that the Lord was calling the boy. ⁹ He told Samuel, ‘Go and lie down. If he calls you, say, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” ’ So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

¹⁰ The Lord came, stood there, and called as before, ‘Samuel, Samuel! ’

Samuel responded, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening.’