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The Lord Calls Samuel

(A)Now the young man Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. (B)And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

At that time Eli, (C)whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place. (D)The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down (E)in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.

Then the Lord called Samuel, and he said, “Here I am!”

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The Lord Calls Samuel

The boy Samuel ministered(A) before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare;(B) there were not many visions.(C)

One night Eli, whose eyes(D) were becoming so weak that he could barely see,(E) was lying down in his usual place. The lamp(F) of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house(G) of the Lord, where the ark(H) of God was. Then the Lord called Samuel.

Samuel answered, “Here I am.(I)

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