1 Samuel 1:20-28

20It came about 1in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, “2Because I have asked for him of the Lord.”

21Then the man Elkanah 3went up with all his household to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow. 22But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “I will not go until the child is weaned; then I will 4bring him, so that he may appear before the Lord and 5stay there for life.” 236Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do 7what seems best to you. Stay until you have weaned him; only 8may the Lord confirm His word.” So the woman stayed and nursed her son until she weaned him. 24Now when she had weaned him, 9she took him up with her, with a three-year-old bull, one ephah of flour, and a jug of wine, and brought him to 10the house of the Lord in Shiloh, although the child was young. 25Then 11they 12slaughtered the bull, and 13brought the boy to Eli. 26And she said, “Pardon me, my lord! 14As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you, praying to the Lord. 2715For this boy I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my request which I asked of Him. 2816So I have also 17dedicated him to the Lord; as long as he lives he is 18dedicated to the Lord.” And 19he worshiped the Lord there.