3 and the lamp of God had not yet gone out, Samuel was lying in the temple of Yahweh where the ark of God was.
4 Then Yahweh called out to Samuel and he said, “Here I am!”
5 And he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, because you called me.” But he said, “I did not call you. Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.
6 And Yahweh called Samuel again, so Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, because you called me.” And he said, “I did not call you, my son. Go back and lie down.”
7 Now Samuel did not yet know Yahweh, and the word of Yahweh had not yet been revealed to him.
8 Again Yahweh called Samuel a third time, so he got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, because you called me.” Then Eli realized that Yahweh was calling the boy.
9 So Eli said to Samuel “Go lie down. If he calls to you, then you must say, ‘Speak Yahweh, because your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.