1. NOW THE boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. The word of the Lord was rare and precious in those days; there was no frequent or widely spread vision.
2. At that time Eli, whose eyesight had dimmed so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place.
3. The lamp of God had not yet gone out in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was lying down
4. When the Lord called, Samuel! And he answered, Here I am.
5. He ran to Eli and said, Here I am, for you called me. Eli said, I did not call you; lie down again. So he went and lay down.
6. And the Lord called again, Samuel! And Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, Here am I; you did call me. Eli answered, I did not call, my son; lie down again.