1 Samuel 1:17

Then Heli said to her: Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition, which thou hast asked of him.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

In Context

16Count not thy handmaid for one of the daughters of Belial: for out of the abundance of my sorrow and grief have I spoken till now.

18And she said: Would to God thy handmaid may find grace in thy eyes. So the woman went on her way, and ate, and her countenance was no more changed.

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Cross References

Judges 18:6He answered them: Go in peace, the Lord looketh on your way, and the journey that you go.

1 Samuel 25:35And David received at her hand all that she had brought him, and said to her: Go in peace into thy house, behold I have heard thy voice, and have honoured thy face.

2 Samuel 15:9And king David said to him: Go in peace. And he arose, and went to Hebron.

1 Chronicles 4:10And Jabes called upon the God of Israel, saying: If blessing thou wilt bless me, and wilt enlarge my borders, and thy hand be with me, and thou save me from being oppressed by evil. And God granted him the things he prayed for.

Psalms 20:5May he give thee according to thy own heart; and confirm all thy counsels.

Luke 7:50And he said to the woman: Thy faith hath made thee safe, go in peace.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 1:10-19

Hannah's Prayer. ( b. c. 1140.) 9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord . 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord , and wept sore. 11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember 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… Read the whole commentary →

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