1 Samuel 3:10

And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at other times. It is something more than a voice; there was an objective presence; and so in 1 Samuel 3:15 it is called, not hazon, a sight seen when in a state of ecstasy, but march, something seen when wide awake, and in the full, calm possession of every faculty. As at other times simply means as before, as on the two previous occasions. But now, instead of hurrying to Eli, Samuel obediently waits for the revelation of the Divine will, saying, "Speak; for thy servant heareth."

THE MESSAGE TO ELI ( 1 Samuel 3:11-18 ).