1 Samuel 1:12-28

New King James Version

¹²And it happened, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli watched her mouth. ¹³Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk. ¹⁴So Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put your wine away from you!”

¹⁵But Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but have ^(A)poured out my soul before the Lord. ¹⁶Do not consider your maidservant a ^(B)wicked^[a] woman, for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now.”

¹⁷Then Eli answered and said, ^(C)“Go in peace, and ^(D)the God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of Him.”

¹⁸And she said, ^(E)“Let your maidservant find favor in your sight.” So the woman ^(F)went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.

Samuel Is Born and Dedicated

¹⁹Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah ^(G)knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord ^(H)remembered her. ²⁰So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name ^[b]Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the Lord.”

²¹Now the man Elkanah and all his house ^(I)went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and his vow. ²²But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “Not until the child is weaned; then I will ^(J)take him, that he may appear before the Lord and ^(K)remain there ^(L)forever.”

²³So ^(M)Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him. Only let the Lord ^[c]establish ^[d]His word.” Then the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

²⁴Now when she had weaned him, she ^(N)took him up with her, with ^[e]three bulls, one ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and brought him to ^(O)the house of the Lord in Shiloh. And the child was young. ²⁵Then they slaughtered a bull, and ^(P)brought the child to Eli. ²⁶And she said, “O my lord! ^(Q)As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to the Lord. ²⁷^(R)For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him. ²⁸Therefore I also have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives he shall be ^[f]lent to the Lord.” So they ^(S)worshiped the Lord there.