1 Samuel 3:10 (ASV)

Passage

And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 3:8 And Jehovah called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah had called the child.

1 Samuel 3:9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

1 Samuel 3:10 And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

1 Samuel 3:11 And Jehovah said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.

1 Samuel 3:12 In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even unto the end.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "jehovah", "came", "stood", "other", "times", and "samuel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Therefore Eli said unto Samuel Go lie..." into verse 11's "And Jehovah said to Samuel Behold I...", so "called" and "jehovah" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.