1Sa 3:1, 7:2 | ESV | STEP | Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli . And the word of the Lord was rare in those days ; there was no frequent vision .

1 Samuel 3:1

The Lord Calls Samuel

1 ^aNow the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. ^bAnd the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.

1 Samuel 7:2

2 From the day that the ark was lodged at Kiriath-jearim, a long time passed, some twenty years, and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.