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1 Samuel Chapter 1  (1611 Bible)

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¹ Now there was a certaine man of Ramathaim Zophim, of mount Ephraim, & his name was Elkanah, the sonne of Ieroham, the sonne of Elihu, the sonne of Tohu, the sonne of Zuph, an Ephrathite;

² And he had two wiues, 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 vp out of his citie yeerely, to worship and to sacrifice vnto the Lord of hostes in Shiloh; and the two sonnes of Eli, Hophni, and Phinehas, the Priests of the Lord, were there.

⁴ ¶ And when the time was, that Elkanah offered, he gaue to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sonnes, and her daughters, portions.

⁵ But vnto Hannah he gaue a worthy portion: (for he loued Hannah, but the Lord had shut vp her wombe.

⁶ And her aduersary also prouoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut vp her wombe.)

⁷ And as he did so yeere by yeere, when she went vp to the house of the Lord, so she prouoked 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 grieued? Am not I better to thee, then ten sonnes?

⁹ ¶ So Hannah rose vp after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunke; (now Eli the Priest sate vpon a seat by a poste of the Temple of the Lord. )

¹⁰ And shee was in bitternesse of soule, and prayed vnto the Lord, and wept sore.

¹¹ And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hostes, if thou wilt indeed looke on the affliction of thine handmayd, and remember me, and not forget thine handmayd, but wilt giue vnto thine handmayd a man childe, then I will giue him vnto the Lord all the dayes of his life, and there shall no rasor come vpon his head.

¹² And it came to passe as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.

¹³ Now Hannah, shee spake in her heart; onely her lippes mooued, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had beene drunken.

¹⁴ And Eli said vnto 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 sorrowfull spirit: I haue drunke neither wine nor strong drinke, but haue powred out my soule before the Lord.

¹⁶ Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and griefe, haue I spoken hitherto.

¹⁷ Then Eli answered, and said, Goe in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition, that thou hast asked of him.

¹⁸ And she said, Let thine handmaid finde grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eate, and her countenance was no more sad.

¹⁹ ¶ And they rose vp in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knewe Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembred her.

²⁰ Wherefore it came to passe when the time was come about, after Hannah had conceiued, that shee bare a sonne, and called his name Samuel, saying; Because I haue asked him of the Lord.

²¹ And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went vp to offer vnto the Lord the yeerely sacrifice, and his vowe.

²² But Hannah went not vp; for shee said vnto her husband, I will not goe vp vntill the childe be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appeare before the Lord, and there abide for euer.

²³ And Elkanah her husband said vnto her, Do what seemeth thee good, tary vntill thou haue weaned him, only the Lord establish his word: so the woman abode, and gaue her sonne sucke vntill she weaned him.

²⁴ ¶ And when shee had weaned him, shee tooke him vp with her, with three bullocks, and one Ephah of floure, and a bottle of wine, and brought him vnto the house of the Lord in Shiloh: and the childe was young.

²⁵ And they slew a bullocke, and brought the childe to Eli.

²⁶ And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soule liueth, my lord, I am the woman, that stood by thee heere, praying vnto the Lord.

²⁷ For this childe I prayed, and the Lord hath giuen me my petition, which I asked of him:

²⁸ Therefore also I haue lent him to the Lord as long as hee liueth, he shall be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there.

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Ojeka Michael's 1 Samuel Chapter 1 comment on 5/08/2012, 8:22am...

there is great power accompanying fulfill vows and convenant.the vows hannah made, and her sincerity in pouring out her hart to God can not, but to produce Samuel.Most times when people refush to ask selfishly, God answeres plus an extra gift.So its very important people ask God with sinccerity and faith.Becouse in verse 18 it was recorded that after she (Hannah) has finish praying, she eat and she was not sad again, which means that she knew God has heard her prayer and she got the faith that will qualify her of having Samuel.

Kasak's 1 Samuel Chapter 1 comment on 3/10/2012, 9:28am...

It is indeed a chapter to consider. Do not allow the enemy to see your tears or hear your cry, in the case of hannah she went to the house of the LORD to pour out her heart unto God. She requested for a male child and the LORD answered her accordingly, so learn to trust God in every situation you find yourself He will always see you through just be patient He has good plans for your life. J E S U S N E V E R F A I L S

Annie Mckenzie's 1 Samuel Chapter 1 comment on 2/28/2012, 8:56am...

We need to have faith in god.

Josanne's 1 Samuel Chapter 1 comment on 2/06/2012, 8:27am...

The children of my pastor are sinners and often when I am wrongfully rebuked and accused I often refer to the sins of these children. I now look at the example that is set when she did not justify herself for her sins. I am very sorry to my Lord and to others. Additionally I further understand that when the heart is grieved that it is difficult to speak but God hears the heart and that is satisfying enough. Thanks be to God for all his knowledge, wisdom and understanding

Fruitful's 1 Samuel Chapter 1 comment on 12/10/2011, 1:15pm...

I have written several messages that Samuel has served as biblical resources. One-Self pity-Hannah and Sarah felt sorry for themselves. They were barren. In those days being barren lowered a woman's worth. I tied in other similarities of Hannah and Sarah. Both had great husbands that God gave favor to. They both had other women that produced offspring from their husbands. They both had to tolerate the humiliation and unkind treatment from these women, including gloating and flaunting that they could have children and Sarah and Hannah could not. Something that I can relate to. God in his timing allowed me to finally conceive. Elkana and Abraham loved their wives, showed favor to them, making the situation worse. These stories are a good example of what can and does happen when you pour out your heart to God, and, give your problems to God. Having FAITH that it is in God's hands and its God's will as to outcome.

Pernella Pollard's 1 Samuel Chapter 1 comment on 11/01/2011, 11:54pm...

My faviourte part of 1 Samuel chp 1 is verse 12-15 Hannah was absolutely praying from her heart. Lips moving and her voiced could not be heard and the spirit of the Lord was upon her . what a powerful,spiritualand and meaningful prayer. Yeah,yeah,satan could not have heard her prayer and the prince of Persia could not stop the blessings from coming. Hallelujah!!! The Divine Father would have me praying from my heart at some point and time during the worship period at my Church and also at alter call . I often wonder Why? until i read Hannah's story. I really do love the Lord.

Remi's 1 Samuel Chapter 1 comment on 9/16/2011, 1:42am...

God knows us distinctly. He identified a certain man(Elkanah) for blessing, out of the numerous men in the land. If we faithfully carry out our kingdom service, God will certainly bless us.

Sevenangels's 1 Samuel Chapter 1 comment on 9/15/2011, 4:28pm...

Hannah was given THE ARK OF THE COVENANT.....for her covenat cover all things...and it was good..God put it into The Ark. Her Covenat Reigns High amoungst all gifts.

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