Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thine heart troubled? am not I better to thee than ten [a]sons?

So Hannah rose up after that they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh (and Eli the Priest sat upon a stool by one of the posts of the [b]Temple of the Lord)

10 And she was troubled in her mind, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore:

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:8 Let this suffice thee, that I love thee no less, than if thou hadst many children.
  2. 1 Samuel 1:9 That is of the house where the Ark was.

Her husband Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?(A)

Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the Lord’s house.(B) 10 In her deep anguish(C) Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly.

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