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there was a certain man named elkanah in
ephramite that had two wives hannah and
peninnah
panina had many children but hannah had
none
this grieved and saddened hannah's heart
so terribly that each year when they all
traveled to the house of the lord to
worship and give thanks to god she would
cry and refused to eat
panina saw her grief and would make it
even worse by taunting and teasing her
because she had no children
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one year as they traveled to the house
of the lord to worship god
hannah once again stood and wept before
the lord in deep grief and pain
eli the priest was sitting on a chair by
the doorpost of the house of the lord
because of her great distress she cried
out to the lord o lord almighty if you
will only look upon your servant's
misery and remember me and not forget
your servant but give her a son then i
will give him to the lord all the days
of his life
as she kept praying to the lord eli the
priest watched her mouth
hannah was praying fervently in her
heart and her lips were moving but her
voice was not heard
eli thought that she was drunk and said
to her
how long will you keep getting drunk get
rid of your wine
hannah answered oh my lord i am not
drunk from wine i am a woman who was
deeply troubled and am pouring out my
soul before the lord do not think i am a
worthless woman for i have been praying
to god out of my great anguish and grief
then eli blessed her and said
go in peace and may the god of israel
give you what you have asked of him
hannah replied may your servant find
favor in your eyes
afterwards hannah felt great hope within
her and went on her way no longer
feeling sad or downcast
the next morning the entire family
traveled back to their home
the lord remembered hannah and she
conceived and gave birth to a son
she named him samuel saying because i
asked the lord for him
hannah's heart was full of joy for her
son samuel but she never forgot her
promise to god that if she had a son she
would give him back to the lord to serve
him all the days of his life
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when the time came for the family to
make their yearly journey to the house
of the lord to worship god
hannah told her husband elkanah
samuel is still too young but when i
wean him then i will make the journey
and give him back to the lord to serve
god all his life just as i promised
when samuel was weaned from his mother
hannah made the journey to the house of
the lord to give him to the service of
god
when hannah and elkanah brought samuel
to eli the priest she said o my lord as
surely as you live i am the woman who
stood before you desperately praying for
a child the lord granted my request so i
have given him to the lord to serve him
all the days of his life
elkanah and hannah then traveled back to
their home
each year as they would return to the
house of the lord to worship god for all
his blessings hannah would visit samuel
and bring him a new robe to wear
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eli the priest would bless elkanah and
hannah saying may the lord give you
children to take the place of the one
that hannah prayed for and gave back to
the lord
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god was gracious and enabled hannah to
conceive
she gave birth to three sons and two
daughters
this filled hannah's heart with joy and
faith in the god of israel
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meanwhile samuel continued to grow and
serve in the house of the lord and found
favor with the lord and with men
samuel
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