¹¹ Then Elkanah went home ^(A)to Ramah. ^(B)And the boy^[a] was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.

The Lord Calls Samuel

3 ^(A)Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. ^(B)And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.