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.
* آن‌ها مدت کوتاهی پس از اینکه سموئیل از شیر مادر گرفته شد ،‏ احتمالاً در سن چهار سالگی ،‏ او را برای زندگی و خدمت به خیمهٔ مقدّس یَهُوَه فرستادند .‏