1 Samuel 3:4

4 Then the LORD called Samuel. Samuel answered, “Here I am.”

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1 Samuel 3:4 in Other Translations

KJV

4 That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

ESV

4 Then the LORD called Samuel, and he said, "Here I am!"

NLT

4 Suddenly the LORD called out, “Samuel!” “Yes?” Samuel replied. “What is it?”

MSG

4 Then God called out, "Samuel, Samuel!"

CSB

4 Then the Lord called Samuel, and he answered, "Here I am."

1 Samuel 3:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 3:4

That the Lord called Samuel
By a voice which came forth from the most holy place, from between the cherubim, the seat of the divine Majesty:

and he answered, here am I;
which was not intended to declare the place where he was, but to express his readiness and cheerfulness to do any thing that was required of him.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Samuel 3:4 In-Context

2 One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place.

3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the LORD, where the ark of God was.

4 Then the LORD called Samuel. Samuel answered, “Here I am.”

5 And he ran to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” But Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.” So he went and lay down.

6 Again the LORD called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” “My son,” Eli said, “I did not call; go back and lie down.”

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1. S Genesis 22:1; S Exodus 3:4; Isaiah 6:8

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1 Samuel 3:4 Meaning and Commentary

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