² Now there was a certain man from ^(A)Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children.

⁴¹ And the territory of their inheritance was Zorah, ^(A)Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,

⁷ But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.

³³ In the lowland: ^(A)Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

²¹ Now Isaac pleaded with the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; ^(A)and the Lord granted his plea, ^(B)and Rebekah his wife conceived.

² And he had ^(A)two wives: the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. ³ This man went up from his city ^(B)yearly ^(C)to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts in ^(D)Shiloh. Also the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there. ⁴ And whenever the time came for Elkanah to make an ^(E)offering, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters. ⁵ But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, ^(F)although the Lord had closed her womb. ⁶ And her rival also ^(G)provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the Lord had closed her womb.

Hagar and Ishmael

16 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, ^(A)had borne him no children. And she had ^(B)an Egyptian maidservant whose name was ^(C)Hagar.