1 Samuel 3:6

Plain English Version

Then God called out again, “Samuel.” So the boy got up again and went to Eli and said, “Yes? What is it? You called out to me.” The old man said, “No, boy, I didn’t call out to you. Go back and lie down.”

Cross References

Genesis 43:29

Joseph looked around, and he saw his brother Benjamin. You know, Joseph and Benjamin had the same mother and father. So Joseph said to those men, “You told me that you have another younger brother. Is this him?” Then Joseph said to Benjamin, “Young man, I’m asking God to be very good to you.”

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.

1 Samuel 3:7

You see, Samuel didn’t know God yet. It was the first time God talked to him like that, and he didn’t know his voice.

1 Samuel 4:16

The man ran over to Eli and said, “Old man, I ran away from the fighting.” The old man asked, “What happened?”