1 Samuel 1:12

And so it was, as she continued praying before Yahweh, that Eli was watching her mouth.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.

In Context

11And she vowed a vow, and said—Yahweh of hosts! If thou wilt, look, upon the humiliation of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man-child, then will I give him unto Yahweh, all the days of his life, and no, razor, shall come upon his head.

13But as for, Hannah, she, was speaking in her heart, only her lips, were moving, but, her voice, could not be heard,—so Eli thought she had been drunken.

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Cross References

Luke 11:8I say unto you—Even though he will not give him, rising because of his being a friend of his, because, at least, of his importunity, he will rouse himself, and give him as many as he needeth.

Ephesians 6:18With all prayer and supplication, praying in every season, in spirit, and, thereunto, watching, with all perseverance and supplication, for all the saints,—

1 Thessalonians 5:17Unceasingly, pray,

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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