1 Samuel 1:16

Count not thy handmaid for a pestilent woman, for by reason of the abundance of my importunity I have continued my prayer until now.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

In Context

15And Hannah answered and said, Nay, my lord, I live in a hard day, and I have not drunk wine or strong drink, and I pour out my soul before the Lord.

17And Eli answered and said to her, Go in peace: the God of Israel give thee all thy petition, which thou hast asked of him.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 13:13And if in one of thy cities which the Lord God gives thee to dwell therein, thou shalt hear men saying,

1 Samuel 2:12And the sons of Eli the priest were evil sons, not knowing the Lord.

1 Samuel 25:25Let not my lord, I pray thee, take to heart this pestilent man, for according to his name, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thy handmaid saw not the servants of my lord whom thou didst send.

Job 10:1Weary in my soul, 1 I will pour my words with groans upon him: 1 I will speak being straitened in the bitterness of my soul. 1

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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