3. The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God.
4. Suddenly the lord called out, “Samuel!”“Yes?” Samuel replied. “What is it?”
5. He got up and ran to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?”“I didn’t call you,” Eli replied. “Go back to bed.” So he did.
6. Then the lord called out again, “Samuel!”Again Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?”“I didn’t call you, my son,” Eli said. “Go back to bed.”
7. Samuel did not yet know the lord because he had never had a message from the lord before.