1 Samuel 1:9 sets the scene at the temple in Shiloh — the same location where Samuel later lies down in 1 Samuel 3:3.

Exodus 27:20 commands the Israelites to bring oil for the lamp to burn continually — the same lamp that is still burning in 1 Samuel 3:3.

Exodus 27:21 specifies the lamp must burn from evening to morning — explaining why the lamp was still lit when Samuel heard the call.

Exodus 30:7 describes Aaron dressing the lamps each morning — the same daily ritual that would have been performed at the tabernacle in Shiloh.

Leviticus 24:2-4 commands the lamp to burn regularly — the lamp that is still burning when Samuel sleeps in the temple.

Exodus 30:8 prescribes the daily lighting of the lamp — the same lamp that is still burning in 1 Samuel 3:3 before Samuel's call.

2 Chronicles 13:11 describes the evening lighting of the lamps — the same practice referenced by the still-burning lamp in 1 Samuel 3:3.