1 Samuel 2:11

Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. The child served the LORD before Eli the priest.

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In The King James Version

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.

In Context

10Those who strive with the LORD shall be broken to pieces. He will thunder against them in the sky. “The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.”

12Now the sons of Eli were wicked men. They didn’t know the LORD.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 1:28Therefore I have also given him to the LORD. As long as he lives he is given to the LORD.” He worshiped the LORD there.

1 Samuel 3:1The child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. The LORD’s word was rare in those days. There were not many visions, then.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:2-11

Hannah's Song. ( b. c. 1137.) 1 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord , mine horn is exalted in the Lord : my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. 2 There is none holy as the Lord : for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that… Read the whole commentary →

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