1 Samuel 1:2
1 Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
3 Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
4 And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
- KJV
- And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
- WEB
- He had two wives. The name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
- ASV
- and he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
- DARBY
- And he had two wives: the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah; and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
- BLB
- And to him [were] two wives: The name of the one [was] Hannah, and the name of the second Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, and Hannah had no children.
- ÅB
- Han hadde to hustruer; den ene hette Hanna og den andre Peninna; og Peninna hadde barn, men Hanna hadde ikke.
- OTB
- Han hadde to koner. Den ene het Hanna, og den andre het Peninna. Peninna hadde barn, men Hanna hadde ingen.
- B1930
- Han hadde to hustruer; den ene hette Hanna og den andre Peninna; og Peninna hadde barn, men Hanna hadde ikke.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 1:7
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
Read in contextGenesis 25:21
Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
Read in contextJudges 13:2
Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children.
Read in contextGenesis 29:23–29
But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.
Read in contextGenesis 29:31
When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
Read in contextGenesis 4:23
Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.
Read in contextGenesis 16:1–2
Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 21:15–17
If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son,
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