1 Samuel 1:1-18 (New American Standard)

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Elkanah and His Wives

1 Now there was a certain man from ¹Ramathaim-zophim from the ²hill country of Ephraim, and his name was ³Elkanah the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2 He had ⁴two wives : the name of one was ⁵Hannah and the name of the other Peninnah ; and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. 3 Now this man would go up from his city ⁶yearly ⁷to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in ⁸Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD there. 4 When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he ⁹would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters ; 5 but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, ¹⁰but the LORD had closed her womb. 6 Her rival, however, ¹¹would provoke her bitterly to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb. 7 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. 8 Then Elkanah her husband said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep and why do you not eat and why is your heart sad ? ¹²Am I not better to you than ten sons ?" 9 Then Hannah rose after eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of ¹³the temple of the LORD. 10 She, ^agreatly distressed, prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly. 11 She ¹⁴made a vow and said, "O LORD of hosts, if You will indeed ¹⁵look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a ^bson , then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and ¹⁶a razor shall never come on his head." 12 Now it came about, as she ^ccontinued praying before the LORD, that Eli was watching her mouth. 13 As for Hannah, ¹⁷she was speaking in her heart, only her lips were moving, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought she was drunk. 14 Then Eli said to her, "¹⁸How long will you make yourself drunk ? Put away your wine from you." 15 But Hannah replied, "No, my lord, I am a woman ^doppressed in spirit ; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I ¹⁹have poured out my soul before the LORD. 16 "Do not ^econsider your maidservant as a worthless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and ^fprovocation." 17 Then Eli answered and said, "²⁰Go in peace ; and may the God of Israel ²¹grant your petition that you have asked of Him." 18 She said, "²²Let your maidservant find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way and ate, and ²³her face was no longer sad.

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