1 Samuel 3:4

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

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.

1 Samuel 3:4 In-Context

2 And it came to pass one day when Eli was lain down in his place, his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;

3 and before the lamp of God was put out, Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was;

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

5 And he ran unto Eli and said, Here am I, for thou didst call me. And he said, I did not call; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

6 And the LORD called Samuel yet again. And Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, Here am I, for thou didst call me. And he answered, I did not call, my son; lie down again.