According to traditional chronology, this was in or about 925 BCE.
Samuel was called by god at a very young age, he was kept by his mother in the temple under the priest Eli.Then god called him at night he ran to Eli to see if the old priest wanted anything. This happened a few times and each time Eli said he did not call him. Then Eli realized that it was god calling , so he told Samuel next time you hear the voice say Speak lord your servant is listening.remember that Samuel had been realed all his days by Eli in the synagogue according to the Bible:1 Sam :16;17
David was anointed through Samuel. 1 Samuel 16
I believe it was Samuel who asked God that he would give him wisdom...
Samuel.
God visited little Samuel in the temple and called him.
Samuel is the son of Hannah, and as he got him after a long time , she had promised God that if God did give her a son she would give him to serve in the temple , and she did so when the boy was small, it was under Eli that called Samuel to be a prophet.
Samuel ws called when he was a child by God, he is remembered mainly for Anointing king Saul as king, he also told Saul god rejected him as a king. Samuel anointed David as the second king of Israel.
in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 3 we read that God calls out to the little boy Samuel , who was left in the temple by his mother Hannah, as she had promised the lord.. Here we see Samuel running to Eli the priest at night ,thinking that he called. But clearly it was God calling Samuel, andhere Samuel becomes the youngest prophet.
Hannah named her son Samuel because she had asked God to give her a son. And Samuel meant "heard by God".
Three times (1 Samuel ch.3).See also:More about Samuel
The lamp of God in Samuel 3 represents the presence of God and His guidance. In this context, it symbolizes the message or revelation that God was about to deliver to Samuel. By calling Samuel's name, God was initiating a personal relationship with him and revealing His will.
Hannah was rather old , while the other wife had several children. Hannah made a promise to God, that she would give her child to serve God in the temple , under Eli, the priest. But God called samuel to be the youngest prophet.