1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was
Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
2 And he had two wives; the name of the one wasHannah, and the name of the other Peninnah:
and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
3 And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of
hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were
there.
4 And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons
and her daughters, portions:
5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her
womb.
6 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up
her womb.
7 And ashe did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked
her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
8 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not?
and why is thy heart grieved? amnot I better to thee than ten sons?
9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest
sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.
10 And she wasin bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of
thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine
handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall
no razor come upon his head.
12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.
13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard:
therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
14 And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I ama woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk
neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint
and grief have I spoken hitherto.
17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant theethy petition that
thou hast asked of him.
18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and
did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and
came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that
she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice,
and his vow.
22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go upuntil the child be
weaned, and thenI will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.
23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have
weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until
she weaned him.
24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah
of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the

child wasyoung.
25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
26 And she said, Oh my lord, asthy soul liveth, my lord, I amthe woman that stood by thee
here, praying unto the LORD.
27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
28 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD.
And he worshipped the LORD there.
1 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD:
my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
2 There isnone holy as the LORD: for there isnone beside thee: neither is thereany rock like
our God.
3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let notarrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is
a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
4 The bows of the mighty men arebroken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
5 They that werefull have hired out themselves for bread; and they that werehungry ceased: so
that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
6 The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, andlifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them
among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth arethe
LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.
9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength
shall no man prevail.
10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon
them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and
exalt the horn of his anointed.
11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli
the priest.
12 Now the sons of Eli weresons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
13 And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the
priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his
hand;
14 And he struck itinto the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up
the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.
15 Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that
sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
16 And ifany man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and thentake as
muchas thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it menow: and if
not, I will take itby force.
17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the
offering of the LORD.
18 But Samuel ministered before the LORD, beinga child, girded with a linen ephod.
19 Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought itto him from year to year, when
she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for
the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
21 And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters.
And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
22 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with

the women that assembled atthe door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this
people.
24 Nay, my sons; for it isno good report that I hear: ye make the LORD'S people to transgress.
25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD,
who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father,
because the LORD would slay them.
26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
27 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly
appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?
28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to bemy priest, to offer upon mine altar,
to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the
offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?
29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my
habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the
offerings of Israel my people?
30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed thatthy house, and the house of thy
father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that
honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
31 Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that
there shall not be an old man in thine house.
32 And thou shalt see an enemy in myhabitation, in all the wealthwhich Godshall give Israel:
and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.
33 And the man of thine, whomI shall not cut off from mine altar, shall beto consume thine
eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of
their age.
34 And this shall bea sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and
Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
35 And I will raise me up a faithful priest, thatshall do according to thatwhich isin mine
heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed
for ever.
36 And it shall come to pass, thatevery one that is left in thine house shall come andcrouch to
him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of
the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was
precious in those days; there wasno open vision.
2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli waslaid down in his place, and his eyes began to
wax dim, thathe could not see;
3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and
Samuel was laid down to sleep;
4 That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here amI.
5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here amI; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie
down again. And he went and lay down.
6 And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here amI;
for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto
him.
8 And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here
amI; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.