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Hannah’s Prayer for a Son

Once after a sacrificial meal at Shiloh, Hannah got up and went to pray. Eli the priest was sitting at his customary place beside the entrance of the Tabernacle.[a]

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  1. 1:9 Hebrew the Temple of the Lord.

Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the Lord’s house.(A)

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The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle[a] near the Ark of God.

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  1. 3:3 Hebrew the Temple of the Lord.

The lamp(A) of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house(B) of the Lord, where the ark(C) of God was.

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The voice of the Lord twists mighty oaks[a]
    and strips the forests bare.
In his Temple everyone shouts, “Glory!”

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  1. 29:9 Or causes the deer to writhe in labor.

The voice of the Lord twists the oaks[a](A)
    and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”(B)

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  1. Psalm 29:9 Or Lord makes the deer give birth

The one thing I ask of the Lord
    the thing I seek most—
is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
    delighting in the Lord’s perfections
    and meditating in his Temple.

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One thing(A) I ask from the Lord,
    this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,(B)
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.

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Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your house;
    I will worship at your Temple with deepest awe.

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But I, by your great love,
    can come into your house;
in reverence(A) I bow down(B)
    toward your holy temple.(C)

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the king summoned Nathan the prophet. “Look,” David said, “I am living in a beautiful cedar palace,[a] but the Ark of God is out there in a tent!”

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  1. 7:2 Hebrew a house of cedar.

he said to Nathan(A) the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house(B) of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”(C)

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Samuel Speaks for the Lord

15 Samuel stayed in bed until morning, then got up and opened the doors of the Tabernacle[a] as usual. He was afraid to tell Eli what the Lord had said to him.

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  1. 3:15 Hebrew the house of the Lord.

15 Samuel lay down until morning and then opened the doors of the house of the Lord. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,

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