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Elkanah and his Wives

(1 Kings 22:51-53;2 Kings 1:1-16;Psalm 113:1-9)

1Now there was a certainmanof Ramathaimzophim,of mountEphraim,and his name[was] Elkanah,the sonof Jeroham,the sonof Elihu,the sonof Tohu,the sonof Zuph,an Ephrathite:2And he had twowives;the nameof the one[was] Hannah,and the nameof the otherPeninnah:and Peninnahhad children,but Hannahhad no children.

3And thismanwent upout of his cityyearlyto worshipand to sacrificeunto the LORDof hostsin Shiloh.And the twosonsof Eli,Hophniand Phinehas,the priestsof the LORD,[were] there.4And when the timewas that Elkanahoffered,he gaveto Peninnahhis wife,and to all her sonsand her daughters,portions:5But unto Hannahhe gaveaworthyportion;for he lovedHannah:but the LORDhad shut upher womb.6And her adversaryalso provokedher sore,for to make her fret,because the LORDhad shutupher womb.7And [as] he didso yearby year,whenshe went upto the houseof the LORD,so she provokedher; therefore she wept,and did not eat.8Then saidElkanahher husbandto her, Hannah,why weepestthou? and why eatestthou not? and why is thy heartgrieved?[am] not I betterto thee than tensons?

Hannah Prays for a Son

9So Hannahrose upafterthey had eatenin Shiloh,and afterthey had drunk.Now Elithe priestsatupon a seatby a postof the templeof the LORD.10And she [was] in bitternessof soul,and prayedunto the LORD,and weptsore.11And she voweda vow,and said,O LORDof hosts,if thou wilt indeedlookon the afflictionof thine handmaid,and rememberme, and not forgetthine handmaid,but wilt giveunto thine handmaida manchild,then I will givehim unto the LORDall the daysof his life,and there shall no razorcomeupon his head.

12And it came to pass, as she continuedprayingbeforethe LORD,that Elimarkedher mouth.13Now Hannah,she spakein her heart;only her lipsmoved,but her voicewas not heard:therefore Elithoughtshe had been drunken.14And Elisaidunto her, How long wilt thou be drunken?put awaythy winefrom thee.15And Hannahansweredand said,No, my lord,I [am] a womanof a sorrowfulspirit:I have drunkneither winenor strong drink,but have poured outmy soulbeforethe LORD.16Countnot thine handmaidfora daughterof Belial:for out of the abundanceof my complaintand griefhave I spokenhitherto.17Then Eliansweredand said,Goin peace:and the Godof Israelgrant[thee] thy petitionthat thou hast askedof him.18And she said,Let thine handmaidfindgracein thy sight.So the womanwenther way,and did eat,and her countenancewas no more [sad].

The Birth of Samuel

19And they rose upin the morningearly,and worshippedbeforethe LORD,and returned,and cameto their houseto Ramah:and ElkanahknewHannahhis wife;and the LORDrememberedher.20Wherefore it came to pass, when the timewas comeabout after Hannahhad conceived,that she barea son,and calledhis nameSamuel,[saying], Because I have askedhim of the LORD.

21And the manElkanah,and all his house,went upto offerunto the LORDthe yearlysacrifice,and his vow.22But Hannahwent not up;for she saidunto her husband,[I will not go up] until the childbe weaned,and [then] I will bringhim, that he may appearbeforethe LORD,and there abideforever.23And Elkanahher husbandsaidunto her, Dowhat seemeththee good;tarryuntil thou have weanedhim; only the LORDestablishhis word.So the womanabode,and gave her sonsuckuntil she weanedhim.24And when she had weanedhim, she took him upwith her, with threebullocks,and oneephahof flour,and a bottleof wine,and broughthim unto the houseof the LORDin Shiloh:and the child[was] young.25And they slewa bullock,and broughtthe childto Eli.26And she said,Ohmy lord,[as] thy soulliveth,my lord,I [am] the womanthat stoodby thee here, prayingunto the LORD.27For this childI prayed;and the LORDhath givenme my petitionwhich I askedof him:28Therefore also I have lenthim to the LORD;as long as he livethhe shall be lentto the LORD.And he worshippedthe LORDthere.