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The narrative details Samuel's service at the temple under the guidance of Eli. A key event unfolds when God calls Samuel by name during the night. Initially, Samuel mistakes the divine call for Eli's voice and repeatedly goes to Eli, who is tired and dismisses him. The story aims to illustrate a significant moment in Samuel's spiritual journey, marking his direct communication with God and setting the stage for his future as a prophet. The book is published by Little Zebra Books as part of their collection of children's books in African languages, with a CC BY-SA 4.0 license allowing for commercial use, adaptation, and distribution under similar terms, provided copyright and credits are maintained.","God Speaks to Samuel  \nA story from I Samuel 2-3 English  \nGod Speaks to Samuel  \nImages by Richard Gunther and Tamsin Hinrichsen, © 2026 Little Zebra  \nBooks. CC BY-SA 4.0.  \nEnglish  \nBeautiful books for children in African languages  \nCopyright © 2026, Little Zebra Books  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nWhen Hannah prayed for a child, God answered her prayer . She promised to give Samuel to God when he was big enough.  \nShe took him to Eli at the temple . \"Samuel can be your helper,\" she said.  \nSamuel was a good boy and he liked helping Eli.  \nOne night Samuel was in his bed. God called Samuel’s name . 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