1 Samuel 3:4

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

1 Samuel 3:4 in Other Translations

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

4 Then the Lord called Samuel, and he said, “Here I am! ”

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

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

4 that Jehovah called Samuel; and he said, Here am I.

4 Then the LORD called Samuel. "Here I am," Samuel responded.

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

4 The LORD called out to Samuel. Samuel 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.

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.”

Cross References

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