1Now there was a man named Elkanah who…
2He had two wives, one named Hannah and…
3Year after year Elkanah would go up from…
4And whenever the day came for Elkanah to…
5But to Hannah he would give a double…
6Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her…
7And this went on year after year. Whenever…
8“Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah…
9So after they had finished eating and drinking…
10In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the…
11And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD…
12As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD,…
13Hannah was praying in her heart, and though…
14and said to her, “How long will you…
15“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a…
16Do not take your servant for a wicked…
17“Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the…
18“May your maidservant find favor with you,” said…
19The next morning they got up early to…
20So in the course of time, Hannah conceived…
21Then Elkanah and all his house went up…
22but Hannah did not go. “After the boy…
23“Do what you think is best,” her husband…
24Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the…
25And when they had slaughtered the bull, they…
26“Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as…
27I prayed for this boy, and since the…
28I now dedicate the boy to the LORD.…
