Kings I 3:8

8 And the Lord called Samuel again for the third time: and he arose and went to Heli, and said, Behold, I , for thou didst call me: and Heli perceived that the Lord called the child.

Kings I 3:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 3:8

And thy servant [is] in the midst of thy people which thou hast
chosen
To be his special and peculiar people above all people on the earth; this is not to be understood locally, though Jerusalem, where his palace was, was in the middle of the land; but of the exercise of his office, he being placed over the people, and among them, and having the care and inspection of them:

a great people, that cannot be numbered and counted for multitude;
being for number as the stars in the sky, and as the sand upon the seashore, as had been promised.

Kings I 3:8 In-Context

6 And the Lord called again, Samuel, Samuel: and he went to Heli the second time, and said, Behold I, for thou didst call me: and he said, I called thee not; return, go to sleep.

7 And before Samuel knew the Lord, and the word of the Lord was revealed to him.

8 And the Lord called Samuel again for the third time: and he arose and went to Heli, and said, Behold, I , for thou didst call me: and Heli perceived that the Lord called the child.

9 And he said, Return, child, go to sleep; and it shall come to pass if he shall call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak for thy servant hears: and Samuel went and lay down in his place.

10 And the Lord came, and stood, and called him as before: and Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant hears.