Holy Scripture
1 Samuel 3:4
A church father on this verse
“And therefore by no means let the ignorance or shallowness of one old man or of a few deter you and cut you off from that salutary path about which we have spoken and from the traditions of our forebears. The clever enemy misuses their gray hairs to deceive the young. But everything should be revealed to the elders wi…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
4And the Lord called, Samuel, Samuel; and he said, Behold, here am I.
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In context
2And it came to pass at that time that Eli was sleeping in his place; and his eyes began to fail, and could not see.
3And the lamp of God was burning before it was trimmed, and Samuel slept in the temple, where was the ark of God.
— 1 Samuel 3:4 —
5And he ran to Eli, and said, Here am I, for thou didst call me: and he said, I did not call thee; return, go to sleep; and he returned and went to sleep.
6And the Lord called again, Samuel, Samuel: and he went to Eli the second time, and said, Behold here am I, for thou didst call me: and he said, I called thee not; return, go to sleep.