1 SAMUEL CHAPTER 1 (ORIGINAL 1611 KJV)

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CHAP. I.

1 Elkanah a Leuite hauing two wiues, worshippeth yeerely at Shiloh. 4 Hee cherisheth Hannah, though barren, and prouoked by Peninnah. 9 Hannah in griefe, prayeth for a childe. 12 Eli first rebuking her, afterwards blesseth her. 19 Hannah hauing borne Samuel, stayeth at home till he be weaned. 24 She presenteth him, according to her vow, to the Lord.

¹ Now there was a certaine man of Ramathaim Zophim, of mount Ephraim, & his name was Elkanah, the sonne of Ieroham, the sonne of Elihu, the sonne of Tohu, the sonne of Zuph, an Ephrathite;

² And he had two wiues, the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

³ And this man went vp out of his citie yeerely, to worship and to sacrifice vnto the Lord of hostes in Shiloh; and the two sonnes of Eli, Hophni, and Phinehas, the Priests of the Lord, were there.³

⁴ ¶ And when the time was, that Elkanah offered, he gaue to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sonnes, and her daughters, portions.

⁵ But vnto Hannah he gaue a worthy portion: (for he loued Hannah, but the Lord had shut vp her wombe.⁵

⁶ And her aduersary also prouoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut vp her wombe.)⁶

⁷ And as he did so yeere by yeere, when she went vp to the house of the Lord, so she prouoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.⁷

⁸ Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieued? Am not I better to thee, then ten sonnes?

⁹ ¶ So Hannah rose vp after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunke; (now Eli the Priest sate vpon a seat by a poste of the Temple of the Lord. )

¹⁰ And shee was in bitternesse of soule, and prayed vnto the Lord, and wept sore.¹⁰

¹¹ And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hostes, if thou wilt indeed looke on the affliction of thine handmayd, and remember me, and not forget thine handmayd, but wilt giue vnto thine handmayd a man childe, then I will giue him vnto the Lord all the dayes of his life, and there shall no rasor come vpon his head.¹¹

¹² And it came to passe as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.¹²

¹³ Now Hannah, shee spake in her heart; onely her lippes mooued, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had beene drunken.

¹⁴ And Eli said vnto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

¹⁵ And Hannah answered, and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowfull spirit: I haue drunke neither wine nor strong drinke, but haue powred out my soule before the Lord.¹⁵

¹⁶ Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and griefe, haue I spoken hitherto.¹⁶

¹⁷ Then Eli answered, and said, Goe in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition, that thou hast asked of him.

¹⁸ And she said, Let thine handmaid finde grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eate, and her countenance was no more sad.

¹⁹ ¶ And they rose vp in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knewe Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembred her.

²⁰ Wherefore it came to passe when the time was come about, after Hannah had conceiued, that shee bare a sonne, and called his name Samuel, saying; Because I haue asked him of the Lord.²⁰

²¹ And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went vp to offer vnto the Lord the yeerely sacrifice, and his vowe.

²² But Hannah went not vp; for shee said vnto her husband, I will not goe vp vntill the childe be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appeare before the Lord, and there abide for euer.

²³ And Elkanah her husband said vnto her, Do what seemeth thee good, tary vntill thou haue weaned him, only the Lord establish his word: so the woman abode, and gaue her sonne sucke vntill she weaned him.

²⁴ ¶ And when shee had weaned him, shee tooke him vp with her, with three bullocks, and one Ephah of floure, and a bottle of wine, and brought him vnto the house of the Lord in Shiloh: and the childe was young.

²⁵ And they slew a bullocke, and brought the childe to Eli.

²⁶ And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soule liueth, my lord, I am the woman, that stood by thee heere, praying vnto the Lord.

²⁷ For this childe I prayed, and the Lord hath giuen me my petition, which I asked of him:

²⁸ Therefore also I haue lent him to the Lord as long as hee liueth, he shall be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there.²⁸

1 Samuel Chapter 1 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible)

³ Deut.16. 16. , Hebr. from yeere to yeere.
⁵ Or, a double portion.
⁶ Hebr. angred her.
⁷ Or, from the time that she &c. Hebr. from her going vp.
¹⁰ Hebr. bitter of soule.
¹¹ Hebr. seed of men. , Num.6.5. iudg.13.5.
¹² Hebr. multiplied to pray.
¹⁵ Hebr. hard of spirit.
¹⁶ Or, meditation.
²⁰ Hebr. reuelation of dayes. , That is, asked of God.
²⁸ Or, returned him, whom I have obtained by petition to the LORD. , Or, hee whom I haue obteined by petition, shalbe returned.

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