1 Samuel 1:17

Then responded Eli, and said—Go and prosper! And the, God of Israel, grant thy petition which thou hast asked of him!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

In Context

16Do not count thy handmaid for an abandoned woman,—for, out of the abundance of my grief and my vexation, have I spoken, hitherto.

18And she said: Let thy serving-woman find favour, in thine eyes. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and, her countenance, was sad no longer.

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Cross References

Judges 18:6And the priest said unto them—Go! and prosper,—before Yahweh, is your journey on which ye go.

1 Samuel 25:35So David received at her hand, that which she had brought him,—and, unto herself, he said—Go up, in peace, unto thy house, see! I have hearkened unto thy voice, and accepted thy person.

2 Samuel 15:9And the king said unto him—Go and prosper! So he arose and went to Hebron.

1 Chronicles 4:10So then Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldst, indeed bless, me, and enlarge my boundary, and that thy hand might be with me,—and that thou wouldst work [to deliver me] from evil, that it be not my pain. And God brought about that which he asked.

Psalms 20:5We will shout aloud in thy salvation, and, in the Name of our God, shall we become great, Yahweh fulfil all thy petitions.

Luke 7:50But he said unto the woman—Thy faith, hath saved thee,—Go thy way into peace.

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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