1 Samuel 3:4

Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.

5He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you have called me.” “I did not call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:1Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.

Exodus 3:4When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered.

Isaiah 6:8Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”

1 Corinthians 12:6There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people.

Galatians 1:15But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, 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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