1 Samuel 2:21

1 Samuel 2:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)And the Lord was gracious to Hannah; she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Indeed the Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew in the presence of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile the child Samuel grew before the Lord.

Context of 1 Samuel 2:21

19Every year, Samuel's mother made a little coat for him. She took it to him when she went to Shiloh. She and her husband went there every year to offer their sacrifice to God. 20Each year, Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife. He said, ‘I pray that the Lord will give you more children to take the place of Samuel. Hannah has given her son to serve the Lord, so may she give birth to other children too.’ Then they would return to their own home. The Lord blessed Hannah. She gave birth to three more sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel continued to grow as he served at the Lord's house in Shiloh. 22Eli was very old now. He heard about everything that his sons were doing to all the Israelites. He knew that his sons had sex with some of the women helpers. Those women worked at the door of the Tent of Meeting. 23Eli said to his sons, ‘People have told me about all the evil things that you do.

1 Samuel 2:21 word by word

כִּֽי־פָקַ֤ד יְהוָה֙ אֶת־חַנָּ֔ה וַתַּ֛הַר וַתֵּ֥לֶד שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־בָנִ֖ים וּשְׁתֵּ֣י בָנ֑וֹת וַיִּגְדַּ֛ל הַנַּ֥עַר שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל עִם־יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• visitedפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: visitH6485
• Hannahחַנָּהchannâh · HannahH2584
• so that she conceivedהָרָהhârâh · to conceiveH2029
• and bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• And the childנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• grewגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• beforeעִם‛im · withH5973

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 2:21

• 1 Samuel 1:19Elkanah and his family got up early the next morning and they worshipped the Lord. Then they went back to their home in Ramah. Elkanah had sex with his wife Hannah. The Lord remembered what she had asked him for.
• Genesis 21:1The Lord was kind to Sarah. He did what he had promised to do for her.
• Luke 1:68‘The Lord God of Israel is a great God. He has come to save his people. He has come to make them free.
• 1 Samuel 2:26The young boy Samuel continued to grow. The Lord was pleased with him, and so were the people.
• 1 Samuel 3:19The Lord was with Samuel while he continued to grow up. So every message that Samuel spoke became true.
• Judges 13:24Manoah's wife gave birth to a son. She gave him the name ‘Samson’. The child grew to become a man, and the Lord blessed him.
• Luke 1:80Zechariah's child grew. God made him strong in his mind. He went into the wilderness and he lived there for many years. Later, God sent him to Israel's people, to teach them.
• Luke 2:40There the child grew up. God was good and kind to him and he became strong. He learned many things and he could understand them well.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21See the marginal references. The words “before the” Lord have special reference to his residence at the tabernacle.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 Samuel, being devoted to the Lord in a special manner, was from a child employed about the sanctuary in the services he was capable of. As he did this with a pious disposition of mind, it was called ministering unto the Lord. He received a blessing from the Lord. Those young people who serve God as well as they can, he will enable to improve, that they may serve him better. Eli shunned trouble and exertion. This led him to indulge his…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 2:21

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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2

• 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