1 Samuel 1:1–20

^*Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of ^amount Ephraim, and his name was ^bElkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, ^can Ephrathite: ²And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but ^dHannah had no children. ³And this man went up out of his city ^e†yearly ^fto worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in ^gShiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there. ⁴And when the time was that Elkanah offered, ^hhe gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: ⁵But unto Hannah he gave ^||a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb. ⁶And her adversary also ^†provoked her sore, ⁱfor to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb. ⁷And as he did so year by year, ^||when she went up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. ⁸Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I ^jbetter to thee than ten sons?

⁹So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in ^gShiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of ^kthe temple of the Lord. ¹⁰And she was ^l†in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore. ¹¹And she ^mvowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed ⁿlook on the affliction of thine handmaid, and ^oremember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid ^†a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and ^pthere shall no rasor come upon his head. ¹²And it came to pass, as she ^†continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth. ¹³Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. ¹⁴And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee. ¹⁵And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman ^†of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have ^qpoured out my soul before the Lord. ¹⁶Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of ^rBelial: for out of the abundance of my ^||complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. ¹⁷Then Eli answered and said, ^sGo in peace: and ^tthe God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. ¹⁸And she said, ^uLet thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman ^xwent her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad. ¹⁹And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to ^yRamah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and ^zthe Lord remembered her. ²⁰Wherefore it came to pass, ^†when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name ^||Samuel, ^asaying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.