1 Samuel 3:7-9

New King James Version

⁷ (Now Samuel ^(A)did not yet know the Lord, nor was the word of the Lord yet revealed to him.)

⁸ And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. So he arose and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you did call me.”

Then Eli perceived that the Lord had called the boy. ⁹ Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, ^(B)‘Speak, Lord, for Your servant hears.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.