Shortly after he was weaned, at perhaps four years of age or so, he began a life of service at the sacred tabernacle of Jehovah at Shiloh, over 20 miles [30 km] from his home in Ramah.
Неговите родители, Елкана и Ана, му го посветиле своето синче на Јехова за да му служи на еден посебен начин.