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

19His mother used to make him a small robe and bring it up to him at regular intervals when she would go up with her husband to make the annual sacrifice. 20Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife saying, “May the Lord raise up for you descendants from this woman to replace the one that she dedicated to the Lord.” Then they would go to their home. So the Lord graciously attended to Hannah, and she was able to conceive and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel grew up at the Lord’s sanctuary. 22Now Eli was very old when he heard about everything that his sons used to do to all the people of Israel and how they used to have sex with the women who were stationed at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 23He said to them, “Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these people.

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 1:19They got up early the next morning and after worshiping the Lord, they returned to their home at Ramah. Elkanah had marital relations with his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.
• Genesis 21:1The Lord visited Sarah just as he had said he would and did for Sarah what he had promised.
• Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he has come to help and has redeemed his people.
• 1 Samuel 2:26Now the boy Samuel was growing up and finding favor both with the Lord and with people.
• 1 Samuel 3:19Samuel continued to grow, and the Lord was with him. None of his prophecies fell to the ground unfulfilled.
• Judges 13:24Manoah’s wife gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The child grew and the Lord empowered him.
• Luke 1:80And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he was revealed to Israel.
• Luke 2:40And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.

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