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1 Samuel 1:21-2:11
New International Version
1 Samuel 1:21-2:11
New International Version
Hannah Dedicates Samuel
21 When her husband Elkanah went up with all his family to offer the annual(A) sacrifice to the Lord and to fulfill his vow,(B) 22 Hannah did not go. She said to her husband, “After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present(C) him before the Lord, and he will live there always.”[a]
23 “Do what seems best to you,” her husband Elkanah told her. “Stay here until you have weaned him; only may the Lord make good(D) his[b] word.” So the woman stayed at home and nursed her son until she had weaned(E) him.
24 After he was weaned, she took the boy with her, young as he was, along with a three-year-old bull,[c](F) an ephah[d] of flour and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh. 25 When the bull had been sacrificed, they brought the boy to Eli, 26 and she said to him, “Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. 27 I prayed(G) for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. 28 So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life(H) he will be given over to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.
Hannah’s Prayer
2 Then Hannah prayed and said:(I)
“My heart rejoices(J) in the Lord;
in the Lord my horn[e](K) is lifted high.
My mouth boasts(L) over my enemies,(M)
for I delight in your deliverance.
2 “There is no one holy(N) like(O) the Lord;
there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock(P) like our God.
3 “Do not keep talking so proudly
or let your mouth speak such arrogance,(Q)
for the Lord is a God who knows,(R)
and by him deeds(S) are weighed.(T)
4 “The bows of the warriors are broken,(U)
but those who stumbled are armed with strength.(V)
5 Those who were full hire themselves out for food,
but those who were hungry(W) are hungry no more.
She who was barren(X) has borne seven children,
but she who has had many sons pines away.
6 “The Lord brings death and makes alive;(Y)
he brings down to the grave and raises up.(Z)
7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(AA)
he humbles and he exalts.(AB)
8 He raises(AC) the poor(AD) from the dust(AE)
and lifts the needy(AF) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.(AG)
“For the foundations(AH) of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them he has set the world.
9 He will guard the feet(AI) of his faithful servants,(AJ)
but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.(AK)
“It is not by strength(AL) that one prevails;
10 those who oppose the Lord will be broken.(AM)
The Most High will thunder(AN) from heaven;
the Lord will judge(AO) the ends of the earth.
11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah,(AR) but the boy ministered(AS) before the Lord under Eli the priest.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 1:22 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls always. I have dedicated him as a Nazirite—all the days of his life.”
- 1 Samuel 1:23 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac your
- 1 Samuel 1:24 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; Masoretic Text with three bulls
- 1 Samuel 1:24 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms
- 1 Samuel 2:1 Horn here symbolizes strength; also in verse 10.
1 Samuel 1:21-2:11
King James Version
1 Samuel 1:21-2:11
King James Version
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.
2 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
2 There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
5 They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
6 The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
7 The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.
9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest.
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