It is about keeping your promises to God. The first part of I Samuel is about the calling of Samuel by God. The current high priest's sons were doing evil in the sight of God in the way they carried out their duties, so Samuel became the last of the judges in The Bible and the first of the prophets.
Learning to listen for God's voice is another lesson to be learned there. Elijah, the prophet, was another person who had to learn this lesson under different circumstances than Samuel.
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There is no book called "Eli" in the Bible. But the priest Eli was mentioned in 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel.
The whole book of 1 Samuel contains the main story of Samuel.
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel , 2 Samuel . Are the first ten books of the Bible.
There is a woman named Abigail in The Bible. The story of Abigail, Nabal and David can be found in the book of 1 Samuel.
The phrase "Here I am, Lord" is mentioned twice in the Bible. It appears in the Old Testament book of 1 Samuel, where the prophet Samuel responds to God's call (1 Samuel 3:4) and in the book of Isaiah, where Isaiah volunteers to be sent as a prophet by God (Isaiah 6:8).