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 named Elkanah from Ramathaim Zophim in the mountains of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, grandson of Elihu, great-grandson of Tohu, whose father was Zuph from the tribe of Ephraim. Elkanah had two wives, one named Hannah, the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none. 3Every year this man would go from his own city to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of Armies at Shiloh. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, served there as priests of the Lord. 4Whenever Elkanah offered a sacrifice, he would give portions of it to his wife Peninnah and all 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 named Adah and the other Zillah.
• Genesis 29:23In the evening he took his daughter Leah and brought her to Jacob. Jacob slept with her. When morning came, he realized it was Leah.
• Judges 8:30Gideon had 70 sons because he had many wives.
• Matthew 19:8Jesus answered them, “Moses allowed you to divorce your wives because you’re heartless. It was never this way in the beginning.
• Genesis 16:1Sarai, Abram’s wife, was not able to have children. She owned an Egyptian slave named Hagar.
• Genesis 25:21Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
• Genesis 29:31When the Lord saw Leah was unloved, he made it possible for her to have children, but Rachel had none.
• Judges 13:2There was a man from Zorah named Manoah. Manoah was from the family of Dan. His wife was not able to have children.
• Luke 1:7Yet, they never had any children because Elizabeth couldn’t become pregnant. Both of them were too old to have children.

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
• Polygamy

In the dictionaries

• Hannah
• Bitterness
• Sorrowful
• Temple
• Anna
• Ark of the Covenant
• Deuteronomy
• Elkanah
• Exodus, the Book of
• Ezekiel

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