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.

She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.

When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, they reported the matter in the ears of the people, and all the people wept aloud.

And as soon as the boy had gone, David rose from beside the stone heap and fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times. And they kissed one another and wept with one another, David weeping the most.

As soon as David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.

Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.