1 Samuel 3:4-6

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4} Then the Lord called Samuel,^(a) and he answered, “Here I am.” ^{Tools
5} He ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.”

“I didn’t call,” Eli replied. “Go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.

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6} Once again the Lord called, “Samuel!”

Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, “Here I am; you called me.”

“I didn’t call, my son,” he replied. “Go back and lie down.”

Footnotes:

a. 1 Samuel 3:4: DSS, LXX read called, “Samuel! Samuel!”