²³ And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.

²⁵ but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And ^(A)he called his name Jesus.

²⁵ “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, ^(A)to take away my reproach among people.”

4 ^(A)And seven women ^(B)shall take hold of ^(C)one man in that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; ^(D)take away our reproach.”

^35 (A)And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, ^(B)but Samuel grieved over Saul. ^(C)And the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.

⁶ And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb. ⁷ So it went on year by year. As often as she went up to the house of the Lord, she used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat. ⁸ And Elkanah, her husband, said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? ^(A)Am I not more to you than ten sons?”