That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here [am] I.
Ver. 4. That the Lord called Samuel] Gratuita et inopinata est vocatio nostra Eph 1:11 God calleth his people of free grace, and when they least think of it.
And he answered, Here am I.] A hearing ear is a sweet mercy: a heavy ear, a grievous judgment. Isa 6:9