1 Samuel 3:4-10

4Then the Lord called Samuel. “Here I am,” Samuel responded.

5He 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.

6The 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.”

7Samuel had no experience with the Lord, because the Lord’s word had not yet been revealed to him.

8The 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.

9“Go, lie down,” Eli told Samuel. “When he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord. I’m listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his room.

10The Lord came and stood there. He called as he had called the other times: “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel replied, “Speak. I’m listening.”