1 Samuel 1:14

“Do you have to come here drunk?” he asked. “Get rid of your wine!”

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In The King James Version

And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

In Context

13Hannah was praying in her head, and though her lips were moving, her voice made no sound. Eli thought she must be drunk.

15“It's not that, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I'm a very miserable woman. I haven't been drinking wine or beer; I'm just pouring my heart out to the Lord.

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Cross References

Joshua 22:12The Israelites gathered at Shiloh to go to war against them.

Job 11:14if you get rid of your sins and don't let wickedness continue in your life,

Psalms 62:3How long are you going to attack me? All of you against one man! To you I'm just a broken wall, a collapsed fence.

Proverbs 6:9So how long are you going to lie there, you slacker? When are you going to get up from your sleep?

Ephesians 4:25So reject lies, and tell the truth to each other—for we belong to each other.

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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