^28 (A)So I have also ^[a]dedicated him to the Lord; as long as he lives he is ^[b]dedicated to the Lord.” And ^(B)he worshiped the Lord there.

Samuel before the Lord as a Boy

¹⁸ Now ^(A)Samuel was ministering before the Lord, as a boy ^[a](B)wearing a linen ephod.

The Prophetic Call to Samuel

3 Now ^(A)the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli. And ^(B)word from the Lord was rare in those days, ^[a]visions were infrequent.