1 Samuel 3:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷ Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and ·the Lord had not spoken directly to him yet [^Lthe word of the Lord had not been revealed to him before].

⁸ The Lord called Samuel for the third time. Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “I am here. You called me.”

Then Eli ·realized [understood; perceived; discerned that] the Lord was calling the boy. ⁹ So he told Samuel, “Go ·to bed [lie down]. If he calls you again, say, ‘Speak, Lord. ·I am your servant and I am […for your servant is] listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in ·bed [his place].