Josephus also says that “when Samuel was twelve years old, he began to prophesy: and once when he was asleep, God called to him by his name. ” ​ — Compare 1 Samuel 3: 2 - 21.
Jozefi gjithashtu tha se « kur ishte dymbëdhjetë vjeç, Samueli filloi të profetizonte dhe një herë, kur ishte në gjumë, Perëndia e thirri me emrin e tij ». ​ — Krahaso 1. Samuelit 3: 2 - 21.