1 Kings 3:4
And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered: Here am I.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et vocavit Dominus Samuel. Qui respondens, ait : Ecce ego.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Κύριος Σαμουὴλ Σαμουήλ· καὶ εἶπεν Ἰδοὺ ἐγώ.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וַיִּקְרָ֧א יְהוָ֛ה אֶל שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי
The Fathers on this verse
Clement of Alexandria The Stromata, or Miscellanies, Fragments of Clemens Alexandrinus
On this account also, they alone heard, and they alone saw; as also is seen in the case of Samuel. Elisæus also alone heard the voice by which he was called. If the voice had been open and common, it would have been heard by all. In this instance it was heard by him alone in whom the impression made by the angel worked.