And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
Ver. 5. And he ran unto Eli.] This showeth his diligence in attending on his blind master, though he were now but twelve years old, as saith Josephus.
And he went and lay down,] sc., To sleep; which he would not have done had he thought that the Lord had spoken to him. So if men did but consider that it is God that speaketh unto them by the mouth of his ministers, they would hear and heed much better.