6. Again the Lord called Samuel, so Samuel got up, went to Eli, and said, "I’m here. You called me?""I didn’t call, my son," Eli replied. "Go and lie down."(
7. Now Samuel didn’t yet know the Lord, and the Lord’s word hadn’t yet been revealed to him.)
8. A third time the Lord called Samuel. He got up, went to Eli, and said, "I’m here. You called me?"Then Eli realized that it was the Lord who was calling the boy.
9. So Eli said to Samuel, "Go and lie down. If he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord. Your servant is listening.’" So Samuel went and lay down where he’d been.