1 Samuel 2:21

Yahweh again helped Hannah, and again she became pregnant. She bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the child Samuel grew before Yahweh.

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And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.

In Context

20Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, “May Yahweh give you more children by this woman because of the request she made of Yahweh.” Then they would return to their own home.

22Now Eli was very old; he heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

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Cross References

Genesis 21:1Yahweh paid attention to Sarah as he had said he would, and Yahweh did for Sarah just as he had promised.

1 Samuel 1:19They rose early in the morning and worshiped before Yahweh, and then they returned again to their house in Ramah. Elkanah slept with Hannah his wife, and Yahweh called her to mind.

1 Samuel 3:19Samuel grew up, and Yahweh was with him, and he let none of his prophetic words fall to the ground.

Proverbs 3:4Then you will find favor and a good reputation 1 in the sight of God and man. 1

Luke 1:80Now the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

Luke 2:52But Jesus continued to grow in wisdom and stature, and increased in favor with God and people.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:12-27

Samuel in the Sanctuary; The Wickedness of Eli's Sons. ( b. c. 1130.) 11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest. 12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord . 13 And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; 14 And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the… Read the whole commentary →

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