²¹ And^[a] the Lord took note of Hannah; she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.^(A)

⁴⁰ The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.^(A)

The Birth of Isaac

21 The Lord dealt with Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as he had promised.^(A)

¹⁹ As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.^(A)

²⁶ Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and with the people.^(A)

²⁴ The woman bore a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the Lord blessed him.^(A)

⁸⁰ The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he appeared publicly to Israel.^(A)

⁵² And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years^[a] and in divine and human favor.^(A)

¹⁹ They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord; then they went back to their house at Ramah. Elkanah knew his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.^{(A) 20} In due time Hannah conceived and bore a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, “I have asked him of the Lord.”^(B)