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 When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, so I answered: I’m at your service.