1 Samuel 3:7-9

Easy-to-Read Version

⁷ Samuel did not yet know the Lord because the Lord had not spoken directly to him before.^[a]

⁸ The Lord called Samuel the third time. Again Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am. You called me.”

Finally, Eli understood that the Lord was calling the boy. ⁹ Eli told Samuel, “Go to bed. If he calls you again, say, ‘Speak, Lord. I am your servant, and I am listening.’”

So Samuel went back to bed.