1 Samuel 3:1 ASV

¹  And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.

²  And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place (now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see),

³  and the lamp of God was not yet gone out, and Samuel was laid down 'to sleep', in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was;