5. He ran to Eli and said, “I am here. You called me.”But Eli said, “I didn’t call you. Go back to bed.” So Samuel went back to bed.
6. The Lord called again, “Samuel!”Samuel again went to Eli and said, “I am here. You called me.”Again Eli said, “I didn’t call you. Go back to bed.”
7. Samuel did not yet know the Lord. The Lord had not spoken directly to him yet.