1 Samuel 3:4 - Plain English Version

⁴ God called out to the boy, “Samuel.” The boy answered, “Yes? What is it?”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ that the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ When the Lord called, Samuel! And he answered, Here I am.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ that Jehovah called Samuel: and he said, Here am I.

Common English Bible

⁴ The LORD called to Samuel. “I’m here,” he said.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, "Here I am."

1 Samuel 3:4 Cross References

Genesis 22:1

A long time later, God tested Abraham. God wanted to see if Abraham trusted him properly, and if Abraham would do anything God told him to do. God called out, “Abraham.” And Abraham said, “Yes, God, I am listening to you.”

Genesis 22:11

but God’s angel messenger called out to him from heaven. He said, “Abraham, Abraham.” Abraham stopped, and he said, “Yes?”

Acts 9:4

He fell down on to the ground, and he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul. Saul. Why are you making trouble for me and hurting me?”

1 Corinthians 12:28

And God gives people different jobs in his church, and he gives them the power to do those jobs. – 1st, there are Jesus’s special workers, that God sends to other places to tell people his good news. – 2nd, there are those other people that God uses to tell his messages. – 3rd, there are those people that can teach other people. – After that, there are those people that have the power to do great things. – Then there are those people that have the power to make sick people better. – And there are those people that can help other people. – And there are those people that can lead other people. – And there are those people that can talk in special languages.

1 Samuel 3:5

And he got up and ran to Eli and said, “Yes? What is it? You called out to me.” Eli answered, “No, I didn’t call you. Go back and lie down.” So Samuel went back and lay down.