1 Samuel 2:18-26

18Now 1SamuelH8050 was ministeringH8334 beforeH6440 the LordH3068, as a boyH5288 23wearingH2296 a linenH906 ephodH646. 19And his motherH517 would makeH6213 him a littleH6996 4robeH4598 and bringH5927 it to him from yearH3117 to yearH3117 when she would comeH5927 up with her husbandH376 to offerH2076 5the yearlyH3117 sacrificeH2077. 20Then EliH5941 would 6blessH1288 ElkanahH511 and his wifeH802 and sayH559, “May the LordH3068 giveH7760 you 7childrenH2233 from thisH2088 womanH802 in placeH8478 of 8the oneH7596 she 9dedicatedH7596H7592 to the LordH3068.” And they wentH1980 to their own 10homeH4725.

2111The LordH3068 visitedH6485 HannahH2584; and she conceivedH2029 and gaveH3205 birthH3205 to threeH7969 sonsH1121 and twoH8147 daughtersH1323. And 12the boyH5288 SamuelH8050 grewH1431 beforeH5973 the LordH3068.

22Now EliH5941 was veryH3966 oldH2204; and he heardH8085 13allH3605 that his sonsH1121 were doingH6213 to allH3605 IsraelH3478, and howH854H834 they layH7901 with 14the womenH802 who servedH6633 at the doorwayH6607 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150. 23He saidH559 to them, “WhyH4100 do you doH6213 suchH428 thingsH1697, the evilH7451 thingsH1697 that I hearH8085 from allH3605 theseH428 peopleH5971? 24NoH408, my sonsH1121; for the reportH8052 is not goodH2896 15whichH834 I hearH8085 16the Lord’sH3068 peopleH5971 circulatingH5674. 25IfH518 one manH376 sinsH2398 against anotherH376, 17GodH430 will mediateH6419 for him; but 18ifH518 a manH376 sinsH2398 against the LordH3068, whoH4310 can intercedeH6419 for him?” But they would not listenH8085 to the voiceH6963 of their fatherH1, for the 19LordH3068 desiredH2654 to putH4191 them to deathH4191.

26Now the boyH5288 20SamuelH8050 21was growingH1980H1432 in statureH1432 and in favorH2896 bothH1571 with the LordH3068 and with menH376.