1 Samuel 3:8

New Living Translation

So the Lord called a third time, and once more Samuel got up and went to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” Then Eli realized it was the Lord who was calling the boy.

Cross References

1 Samuel 3:7

Samuel did not yet know the Lord because he had never had a message from the Lord before.

1 Samuel 3:9

So he said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again, and if someone calls again, say, ‘Speak, Lord, your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went back to bed.