1 Samuel 1:2

1 Samuel 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
• New International Version (NIV)He had two wives; one was called Hannah and the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he had two wives: the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

Context of 1 Samuel 1:2

1There was a man whose name was Elkanah. He lived in a town called Ramah. This town was in the hill country where Ephraim's tribe lived. Elkanah was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Elihu. Elihu was the son of Tohu. Tohu was the son of Zuph. Zuph belonged to the tribe of Ephraim. Elkanah had two wives. One wife was called Hannah and the other wife was called Peninnah. Peninnah had children but Hannah did not have any children. 3Every year, Elkanah left his home in Ramah to go to the town of Shiloh. He went there to worship the Lord Almighty and to offer sacrifices to him. Hophni and Phinehas served the Lord at Shiloh as his priests. Eli was their father. 4Every year, when Elkanah offered his sacrifices to God, he gave some of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to her sons and daughters.

1 Samuel 1:2 word by word

וְלוֹ֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֔ים שֵׁ֤ם אַחַת֙ חַנָּ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית פְּנִנָּ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י לִפְנִנָּה֙ יְלָדִ֔ים וּלְחַנָּ֖ה אֵ֥ין יְלָדִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he had twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• Hannahחַנָּהchannâh · HannahH2584
• of the otherשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• Peninnahפְּנִנָּהpeninnâh · PeninnahH6444
• had childrenיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 1:2

• Genesis 4:19Lamech married two women. One was called Adah. The other was called Zillah.
• Genesis 29:23When evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and he gave her to Jacob. Jacob slept that night with her as his wife.
• Judges 8:30He had many wives. They gave birth to 70 sons for him.
• Matthew 19:8Jesus answered them, ‘Moses said this because you people did not want to obey God. All these things were different at the start, when God made the world.
• Genesis 16:1Abram's wife, Sarai, had not given birth to any children. She had an Egyptian servant. The servant's name was Hagar.
• Genesis 25:21Rebekah could not have children. So Isaac prayed to the Lord for Rebekah. The Lord did as Isaac asked. And Isaac's wife, Rebekah, became pregnant.
• Genesis 29:31The Lord saw that Jacob did not love Leah. So he let her become pregnant. But Rachel did not give birth to any children.
• Judges 13:2There was a man who belonged to Dan's tribe. His name was Manoah and he lived in Zorah. His wife had no children and she could not give birth.
• Luke 1:7But they had no children. Elizabeth could not give birth and they were both getting old.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2He had two wives - The custom of those times permitted polygamy; but wherever there was more than one wife, we find the peace of the family greatly disturbed by it. The name of the one was Hannah - חנה Channah, which signifies fixed or settled, and the other פננה Peninnah, which signifies a jewel or pearl.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2He had two wives - Compare Genesis 4:19. This was permitted by the law Deuteronomy 21:15, and sanctioned by the practice of Jacob 1 Chronicles 4:5, Shaharaim 1 Chronicles 8:8, David 1 Samuel 25:43, Joash 2 Chronicles 24:3, and others. Hannah - i. e. “Beauty or charm,” is the same as “Anna” Luke 2:36. Peninnah - i. e. “a Pearl,” is the same name in signification as “Marqaret.” The frequent recurrence of the mention of barrenness in those women who were…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2In the Bible, when a man married two wives at the same time, it often led to serious conflict (1 Samuel 1:6–7; Genesis 16; 21; 29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-8Commentary by Robert Jamieson 1Sa 1:1-8. Of Elkanah and His Two Wives. 1-2. a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim--The first word being in the dual number, signifies the double city--the old and new town of Ramah (1Sa 1:19). There were five cities of this name, all on high ground. This city had the addition of Zophim attached to it, because it was founded by Zuph, "an Ephrathite," that is a native of Ephratha. Beth-lehem, and the expression "of…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 1:2

• Hannah
• Peninnah
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In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings