1 Samuel 3:4

Yahweh called, “Samuel! Samuel!” Samuel replied, “I’m here!”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3and Samuel was sleeping in the sacred tent, where the chest that contained the Ten Commandments was kept. While the sacred lamp was still burning,

5Then he got up and ran to Eli. He said to him, “I am here, because you called me!” But Eli replied, “No, I did not call you. Go back to your bed.” So Samuel went and lay down again.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:1Several years later, God tested Abraham to find out whether Abraham really trusted in him and would obey him. He called out to Abraham, and Abraham replied, “I’m here.”

Exodus 3:4When Yahweh saw that he/I had come closer, he called to Moses/me from the middle of the bush, saying, “Moses! Moses!” He/I replied, “ Yes, here I am.”

Isaiah 6:8Then I heard Yahweh asking, “Whom shall I send to be a messenger to my people? Who will go and speak for us?” I replied, “I will. Send me!”

1 Corinthians 12:6We believers have the power to do various tasks, but it is the same God who gives all of us the power to do these things.

Galatians 1:15Nevertheless, before I was born, God ◄set me apart/selected me►. He chose me to live eternally, something that I did not deserve.

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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