1 Samuel 1:21-28

Christian Standard Bible

²¹ When Elkanah and all his household went up to make the annual sacrifice^(A) and his vow offering to the Lord, ²² Hannah did not go and explained to her husband, “After the child is weaned, I’ll take him to appear in the Lord’s presence^(B) and to stay there permanently.”^(C)

²³ Her husband, Elkanah, replied, “Do what you think is best,^(D) and stay here until you’ve weaned him. May the Lord confirm your^[a] word.”^(E) So Hannah stayed there and nursed her son until she weaned him. ²⁴ When she had weaned him, she took him with her to Shiloh, as well as a three-year-old bull,^[b] half a bushel^[c] of flour, and a clay jar of wine.^(F) Though the boy was still young,^[d] she took him to the Lord’s house at Shiloh.^{(G) 25} Then they slaughtered the bull and brought the boy to Eli.

²⁶ “Please, my lord,” she said, “as surely as you live,^(H) my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. ²⁷ I prayed for this boy,^(I) and since the Lord gave me what I asked him for,^{(J) 28} I now give the boy to the Lord. For as long as he lives, he is given to the Lord.”^(K) Then he^[e] worshiped the Lord there.^[f]