1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no open vision.
2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was lying down in his place, and his eyes had begun to grow dim, that he could not see;
3 And before the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was lying down to sleep;
4 That the LORD called,
5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for you called me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
6 And the LORD called yet again,
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.