1 Samuel 3:3–10

³and ^athe lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord where the ark of God was,

⁴that the Lord called Samuel; and he said, “^aHere I am.”

⁵Then he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, lie down again.” So he went and lay down.

⁶The Lord called yet again, “Samuel!” So Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he ¹answered, “I did not call, my son, lie down again.”

^7aNow Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor had the word of the Lord yet been revealed to him.

⁸So the Lord called Samuel again for the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli discerned that the Lord was calling the boy.

⁹And Eli said to Samuel, “Go lie down, and it shall be if He calls you, that you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

¹⁰Then the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”