²³ Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine^(A) because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

¹⁰ In her deep anguish^(A) Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly.

²⁷ When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone! She is in bitter distress,^(A) but the Lord has hidden it from me and has not told me why.”

⁶ David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning^(A) him; each one was bitter^(B) in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength^(C) in the Lord his God.