1 Samuel 1
1 Now there was a
certain man of
Ramathaimzophim, of
mount Ephraim, and his
name was
Elkanah, the
son of
Jeroham, the
son of
Elihu, the
son of
Tohu, the
son of
Zuph, an
Ephrathite: 2 And 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. 3 And
this man went
up out of his
city yearly to worship and to
sacrifice unto the
LORD of
hosts in
Shiloh. And the
two sons of
Eli, Hophni and
Phinehas, the
priests of the
LORD, were there.
4 And when the
time was that
Elkanah offered, he
gave to
Peninnah his
wife, and to all her
sons and her
daughters, portions: 5 But unto
Hannah he
gave a worthy portion; for he
loved Hannah: but the
LORD had shut
up her
womb. 6 And her
adversary also
provoked her
sore, for to make her
fret, because the
LORD had
shut up her
womb. 7 And as he
did so
year by
year, when she went
up to the
house of the
LORD, so she
provoked her; therefore she
wept, and did not
eat.
8 Then
said Elkanah her
husband to her,
Hannah, why
weepest thou? and why
eatest thou not? and why is thy
heart grieved? am not I
better to thee than
ten sons? 9 So
Hannah rose
up after they had
eaten in
Shiloh, and
after they had
drunk. Now
Eli the
priest sat upon a
seat by a
post of the
temple of the
LORD. 10 And she was in
bitterness of
soul, and
prayed unto the
LORD, and
wept sore.
11 And she
vowed a
vow, and
said, O
LORD of
hosts, if thou wilt
indeed look on the
affliction of thine
handmaid, and
remember me, and not
forget thine
handmaid, but wilt
give unto thine
handmaid a
man child, then I will
give him unto the
LORD all the
days of his
life, and there shall no
razor come upon his
head. 12 And it came to pass, as she
continued praying before the
LORD, that
Eli marked her
mouth. 13 Now
Hannah, she
spake in her
heart; only her
lips moved, but her
voice was not
heard: therefore
Eli thought she had been
drunken. 14 And
Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be
drunken? put
away thy
wine from thee.
15 And
Hannah answered and
said, No, my
lord, I am a
woman of a
sorrowful spirit: I have
drunk neither
wine nor strong
drink, but have poured
out my
soul before the
LORD. 16 Count not thine
handmaid for a
daughter of
Belial: for out of the
abundance of my
complaint and
grief have I
spoken hitherto.
17 Then
Eli answered and
said,
Go in
peace: and the
God of
Israel grant thee thy
petition that thou hast
asked of him.
18 And she
said, Let thine
handmaid find grace in thy
sight. So the
woman went her
way, and did
eat, and her
countenance was no more sad.
19 And they rose
up in the
morning early, and
worshipped before the
LORD, and
returned, and
came to their
house to
Ramah: and
Elkanah knew Hannah his
wife; and the
LORD remembered her.
20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the
time was
come about after
Hannah had
conceived, that she
bare a
son, and
called his
name Samuel, saying, Because I have
asked him of the
LORD. 21 And the
man Elkanah, and all his
house, went
up to
offer unto the
LORD the
yearly sacrifice, and his
vow. 22 But
Hannah went not
up; for she
said unto her
husband, I will not go up until the
child be
weaned, and then I will
bring him, that he may
appear before the
LORD, and there
abide for ever. 23 And
Elkanah her
husband said unto her,
Do what
seemeth thee
good; tarry until thou have
weaned him; only the
LORD establish his
word. So the
woman abode, and gave her
son suck until she
weaned him.
24 And when she had
weaned him, she took him
up with her, with
three bullocks, and
one ephah of
flour, and a
bottle of
wine, and
brought him unto the
house of the
LORD in
Shiloh: and the
child was
young. 25 And they
slew a
bullock, and
brought the
child to
Eli. 26 And she
said,
Oh my
lord, as thy
soul liveth, my
lord, I am the
woman that
stood by thee here,
praying unto the
LORD. 27 For this
child I
prayed; and the
LORD hath
given me my
petition which I
asked of him:
28 Therefore also I have
lent him to the
LORD; as long as he
liveth he shall be
lent to the
LORD. And he
worshipped the
LORD there.