¹⁰ She was ^(A)deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.

¹¹ And she ^(A)vowed a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed ^(B)look on the affliction of your servant and ^(C)remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, ^(D)and no razor shall touch his head.”

¹⁷ Then Eli answered, ^(A)“Go in peace, and the God of Israel ^(B)grant your petition that you have made to him.”

²⁶ And she said, “Oh, my lord! ^(A)As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the Lord.

²⁷ For this child I prayed, ^(A)and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him.

² When you depart from me today, you will meet two men by ^(A)Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, ^(B)‘The donkeys that you went to seek are found, and now ^(C)your father has ceased to care about the donkeys and is anxious about you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?”’

^6 (A)Then the Spirit of the Lord will rush upon you, ^(B)and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man.

⁹ When he turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. And all these signs came to pass that day.

¹⁰ When they came to ^(A)Gibeah,^[a] behold, a group of prophets met him, ^(B)and the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied among them.