1 Samuel 3:1-2

Lexham English Bible

Samuel’s First Encounter with Yahweh

3 Now the boy Samuel was serving Yahweh in the presence^[a] of Eli. The word of Yahweh was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. ² And then^[b] one day when Eli was lying in his place (now his eyes had begun to grow weak so that he was not able to see)