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1 Samuel 1

Elkanah and His Wives

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Now there was a certain man from  aRamathaim-zophim from the  bhill country of Ephraim, and his name was  cElkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.

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He had  atwo wives: the name of one was  bHannah and the name of the other Peninnah; and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

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Now this man would go up from his city  ayearly  bto worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in  cShiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD there.

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When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he  awould give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters;

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but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah,  abut the LORD had closed her womb.

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Her rival, however,  awould provoke her bitterly to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb.

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It happened year after year, as often as she went up to the house of the LORD, she would provoke her; so she wept and would not eat.

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Then Elkanah her husband said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep and why do you not eat and why is your heart sad?  aAm I not better to you than ten sons?"

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Then Hannah rose after eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of  athe temple of the LORD.

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She,  1greatly distressed, prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly.

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She  amade a vow and said, "O LORD of hosts, if You will indeed  blook on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a  1son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and  ca razor shall never come on his head."

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Now it came about, as she  1continued praying before the LORD, that Eli was watching her mouth.

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As for Hannah,  ashe was speaking in her heart, only her lips were moving, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought she was drunk.

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Then Eli said to her, " aHow long will you make yourself drunk? Put away your wine from you."

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But Hannah replied, "No, my lord, I am a woman  1oppressed in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I  ahave poured out my soul before the LORD.

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"Do not  1consider your maidservant as a worthless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and  2provocation."

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Then Eli answered and said, " aGo in peace; and may the God of Israel  bgrant your petition that you have asked of Him."

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She said, " aLet your maidservant find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way and ate, and  bher face was no longer sad.

Samuel Is Born to Hannah

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Then they arose early in the morning and worshiped before the LORD, and returned again to their house in  aRamah. And Elkanah  1had relations with Hannah his wife, and  bthe LORD remembered her.

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It came about  1in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel, saying,aBecause I have asked him of the LORD."

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Then the man Elkanah  awent up with all his household to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and pay his vow.

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But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, "I will not go up until the child is weaned; then I will  abring him, that he may appear before the LORD and  bstay there forever."

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 aElkanah her husband said to her, "Do what seems best  1to you. Remain until you have weaned him; only  bmay the LORD confirm His word." So the woman remained and nursed her son until she weaned him.

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Now when she had weaned him,  ashe took him up with her, with a three-year-old bull and one ephah of flour and a jug of wine, and brought him to  bthe house of the LORD in Shiloh, although the child was young.

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Then  athey slaughtered the bull, and  bbrought the boy to Eli.

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She said, "Oh, my lord!  aAs your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you, praying to the LORD.

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aFor this boy I prayed, and the LORD has given me my petition which I asked of Him.

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aSo I have also  1dedicated him to the LORD; as long as he lives he is  1dedicated to the LORD." And  bhe worshiped the LORD there.



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