Then the Lord called Samuel,[a] and he answered, “Here I am.” 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.

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.”

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Footnotes

  1. 3:4 DSS, LXX read called, “Samuel! Samuel!”

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

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