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1 Samuel  


1 : 1 There was a certain man ofRamathaim-zophim ofthe hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph,an Ephrathite.
1 : 2 He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
1 : 3 Now this man used to go upyear by year from his cityto worship and to sacrifice to theLordof hostsat Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of theLord.
1 : 4 On the day when Elkanah sacrificed,he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.
1 : 5 But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though theLordhad closed her womb.
1 : 6 And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because theLordhad closed her womb.
1 : 7 So it went on year by year. As often as she went up to the house of theLord, she used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat.
1 : 8 And Elkanah, her husband, said to her,Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad?Am I not more to you than ten sons?
1 : 9 After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost ofthe temple of theLord.
1 : 10 She wasdeeply distressed and prayed to theLordand wept bitterly.
1 : 11 And shevowed a vow and said,OLordof hosts, if you will indeedlook on the affliction of your servant andremember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to theLordall the days of his life,and no razor shall touch his head.
1 : 12 As she continued praying before theLord, Eli observed her mouth.
1 : 13 Hannah was speaking in her heart; only her lips moved, and her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli took her to be a drunken woman.
1 : 14 And Eli said to her,How long will you go on being drunk? Put your wine away from you.
1 : 15 But Hannah answered,No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, butI have been pouring out my soul before theLord.
1 : 16 Do not regard your servant asa worthless woman, for all along I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation.
1 : 17 Then Eli answered,Go in peace, and the God of Israelgrant your petition that you have made to him.
1 : 18 And she said,Let your servant find favor in your eyes.Then the womanwent her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.
1 : 19 They rose early in the morning and worshiped before theLord; then they went back to their house atRamah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and theLordremembered her.
1 : 20 And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said,I have asked for him from theLord.
1 : 21 The man Elkanah and all his housewent up to offer to theLordthe yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow.
1 : 22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband,As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, so that he may appear in the presence of theLordand dwell there forever.
1 : 23 Elkanah her husband said to her,Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him;only, may theLordestablish his word.So the woman remained and nursed her son until she weaned him.
1 : 24 And when she had weaned him,she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull,an ephahof flour, and a skin of wine, and she brought him tothe house of theLordat Shiloh. And the child was young.
1 : 25 Then they slaughtered the bull, and they brought the child to Eli.
1 : 26 And she said,Oh, my lord!As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to theLord.
1 : 27 For this child I prayed,and theLordhas granted me my petition that I made to him.
1 : 28 Therefore I have lent him to theLord. As long as he lives, he is lent to theLord.And he worshiped theLordthere.