²¹ The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh, and there he revealed^(A) himself to Samuel through his word.

The Lord Calls Samuel

3 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)

⁷ The Lord appeared to Abram^(A) and said, “To your offspring^[a] I will give this land.^(B)”^(C) So he built an altar there to the Lord,^(D) who had appeared to him.

The Lord’s Covenant With Abram

15 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram^(A) in a vision:^(B)

⁴ Then the Lord called Samuel.

Samuel answered, “Here I am.^(A)”

⁶ he said, “Listen to my words:

God’s Final Word: His Son

1 In the past God spoke^(A) to our ancestors through the prophets^(B) at many times and in various ways,^(C)

¹⁰ The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!^(A)”

Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”