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1 Samuel 2:21

HannahSamuel

19 Each year his mother would make him a little robe and bring it to him when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.

20 And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home.

So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.

22 Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

23 “Why are you doing these things?” Eli said to his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people.

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BSB
So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
KJV
And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
WEB
The LORD visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. The child Samuel grew before the LORD.
ASV
And Jehovah visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before Jehovah.
DARBY
So Jehovah visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew before Jehovah.
BLB
And YHWH visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew up before YHWH.
ÅB
Og Herren så til Hanna, og hun ble fruktsommelig og fødte tre sønner og to døtre; men gutten Samuel vokste opp hos Herren.
OTB
Og Herren besøkte Hanna, og hun ble gravid og fødte tre sønner og to døtre. I mellomtiden vokste gutten Samuel opp i Herrens nærvær.
B1930
Og Herren så til Hanna, og hun blev fruktsommelig og fødte tre sønner og to døtre; men gutten Samuel vokste op hos Herren.

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Cross references

  • Luke 2:40

    And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.

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  • Genesis 21:1

    Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.

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  • 1 Samuel 3:19

    And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:26

    And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.

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  • Judges 13:24

    So the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD blessed him.

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  • Luke 1:80

    And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.

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  • Luke 1:68

    “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.

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  • 1 Samuel 1:19–20

    The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.

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