¹¹ Then Elkanah went home to Ramah,^(A) but the boy ministered^(B) before the Lord under Eli the priest.

¹⁸ But Samuel was ministering^(A) before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod.^(B)

²¹ And the Lord was gracious to Hannah;^(A) she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew^(B) up in the presence of the Lord.

²⁶ And the boy Samuel continued to grow^(A) in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people.^(B)