Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 3:6
And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
6. thou didst call me ] Simply, thou calledst, as in 1Sa 3:5, and again in 1Sa 3:8. There is no additional emphasis in the original.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And the Lord called yet again, Samuel,…. Called him a second time by his name, with a like audible voice as before:
and Samuel arose, and went to Eli; did not run as before, being perhaps more thoughtful of this affair, that he should be called a second time, and careful not to awake Eli, should he be mistaken again, and find him asleep:
and said, here am I, for thou didst call me; perceiving that he was awake, he desired to know what he wanted, and he was ready to help him; for he was now certain of it that he did call him:
and he answered, I called not, my son, lie down again; by this appellation, my son, he expresses his affection to him, and signifies he took it kindly that he should show such readiness to do anything for him and would not have him be discouraged and abashed, because he was mistaken, but return to his bed and rest again.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(6) And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again. (7) Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
This last verse explains wherefore Samuel was unconscious who it was that called him: he did not yet know the Lord. But how very precious are the first views of God! How delightful, when the visions of God begin! Here might Samuel look back, in the after stages of life, when any circumstances of trial, or trouble should arise, and say, Did the Lord my God call me, when I was a child; did he reveal himself to me then, when I had no consciousness of the Lord, and will he leave me now? Is he not the same God still; and is not his mercy towards me the same? Reader! if there be similar circumstances in your life, will you not make, through grace, the same use of them?
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
1Sa 3:6 And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
Ver. 6. And the Lord called yet again, Samuel. ] How oft do we either turn the deaf ear to God’s call, or else mistake, and run another way, till he please to speak home to our hearts, and “cause us to hear him,” as the Church speaks! Son 8:13
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
1Sa 4:16, Gen 43:29, 2Sa 18:22, Mat 9:2
Reciprocal: Gen 31:11 – Here am I Exo 3:4 – Moses Rth 2:8 – my daughter 1Sa 25:8 – thy son Joh 20:16 – Mary