1 Samuel 3:4

Then the Lord called, “Samuel!” He answered, “I'm here.”

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In The King James Version

That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

In Context

3The lamp of God hadn't yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Lord's Temple where the Ark of God was.

5He ran to Eli, and said, “I'm here—you called me.” “I didn't call you,” Eli replied. “Go back to bed.” So Samuel went back to bed.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:1Sometime later God tested Abraham. He called out to him, “Abraham!” “I'm here,” Abraham replied.

Exodus 3:4When the Lord saw that Moses was coming to take a look, God called to him from inside the bush, “Moses! Moses!” “I'm here,” Moses replied.

Isaiah 6:8Then I heard the Lord asking, “Who shall I send? Who will go and speak for us?” So I said, “I'm here! Please send me!”

1 Corinthians 12:6There are different ways of working, but they come from the same God, who is at work in all of them.

Galatians 1:15But when God (who had set me apart from birth) called me through his grace, and was pleased

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 3:2-11

The Call of Samuel. ( b. c. 1128.) 1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision. 2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see; 3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord , where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; 4 That the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. 5 And he ran unto Eli, and said,… Read the whole commentary →

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