1 Samuel 3:6 (DRB)

Passage

And the Lord called Samuel again. And Samuel arose and went to Heli, and said: Here am I: for thou calledst me. He answered: I did not call thee, my son: return and sleep.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 3:4 And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered: Here am I.

1 Samuel 3:5 And he ran to Heli, and said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. He said: I did not call: go back and sleep. And he went and slept.

1 Samuel 3:6 And the Lord called Samuel again. And Samuel arose and went to Heli, and said: Here am I: for thou calledst me. He answered: I did not call thee, my son: return and sleep.

1 Samuel 3:7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither had the word of the Lord been revealed to him.

1 Samuel 3:8 And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose up and went to Heli,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "lord", "samuel", "again", "arose", "went", and "heli". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And he ran to Heli and said..." into verse 7's "Now Samuel did not yet know the...", so "called" and "lord" 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 "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.