1 Samuel 2

1And HannahH2584 prayedH6419, and saidH559: My heartH3820 exulteth in the LORDH3068, mine hornH7161 is exaltedH7311 in the LORDH3068: my mouthH6310 is enlargedH7337 over mine enemiesH341; becauseH3588 I rejoiceH8055 in thy salvationH3444. 2There is noneH369 holyH6918 as the LORDH3068; for there is noneH369 beside thee: neitherH369 is there anyH369 rockH6697 like our GodH430. 3TalkH1696 noH3808 moreH3808 soH3808 exceeding proudlyH1364; letH408 notH3808 arrogancy comeH3318 outH3318 of your mouthH6310: for the LORDH3068 is a GodH410 of knowledgeH1844, and by him actionsH5949 are weighedH8505. 4The bowsH7198 of the mightyH1368 menH1368 are broken, and they that stumbledH3782 are girdedH247 with strengthH2428. 5They that were fullH7649 have hiredH7936 outH5704 themselves for breadH3899; and they that were hungryH7457 have ceasedH2308: yea, the barrenH6135 hath borneH3205 sevenH7651; and sheH5704 that hath manyH7227 childrenH1121 languisheth. 6The LORDH3068 killeth, and maketh aliveH2421: he bringeth downH3381 to the grave, and bringeth upH5927. 7The LORDH3068 maketh poorH3423, and maketh richH6238: he bringeth lowH8213, he also lifteth upH7311. 8He raiseth upH6965 the poorH34 outH5921 of the dustH6083, he lifteth upH6965 the needyH34 from the dunghill, to makeH7896 them sitH3427 with princesH5081, and inheritH5157 the throneH3678 of gloryH3519: for the pillarsH4690 of the earthH776 are the LORD’SH3068, and he hath setH6965 the worldH8398 uponH5921 them. 9He will keepH8104 the feetH7272 of his holyH2623 onesH2623, but the wickedH7563 shall be put to silence in darknessH2822; for by strengthH3581 shall noH3808 manH376 prevailH1396. 10They that striveH7378 with the LORDH3068 shall be broken to pieces; againstH5921 them shall he thunderH7481 in heavenH8064: the LORDH3068 shall judgeH1777 the endsH657 of the earthH776; and he shall giveH5414 strengthH5797 unto his kingH4428, and exaltH7311 the hornH7161 of his anointedH4899. 11And ElkanahH511 wentH6440 to RamahH7414 to his houseH1004. And the childH5288 didH5288 ministerH8334 unto the LORDH3068 beforeH6440 EliH5941 the priestH3548. 12Now the sonsH1121 of EliH5941 were sonsH1121 of Belial; they knewH3045 notH3808 the LORDH3068. 13And the customH4941 of the priestsH3548 with the peopleH5971 was, that, when anyH3605 manH376 offeredH2076 sacrificeH2077, the priest’sH3548 servantH5288 cameH935, whileH4941 the fleshH1320 was in seething, with a fleshhook of threeH7969 teethH8127 in his handH3027; 14and he struckH5221 it intoH935 the panH3595, or kettleH1731, or caldronH7037, or potH6517; allH3605 that the fleshhook broughtH935 upH5927 the priestH3548 tookH3947 therewith. SoH6213 they didH6213 in ShilohH7887 unto allH3605 the IsraelitesH3478 that cameH935 thither. 15YeaH3588, beforeH2962 they burntH6999 the fatH2459, the priest’sH3548 servantH5288 cameH935, and saidH559 to the manH376 that sacrificedH2076, GiveH5414 fleshH1320 to roastH6740 for the priestH3548; for he will notH3808 have sodden fleshH1320 of thee, but rawH2416. 16And ifH518 the manH376 saidH559 unto him, They will surelyH3588 burnH6999 the fatH2459 presently, and then takeH3947 as muchH834 as thy soulH5315 desireth; then he would sayH559, Nay, but thou shalt giveH5414 it meH413 nowH6258: and ifH518 notH3808, I will takeH3947 it by forceH2394. 17And the sinH2403 of the youngH5288 menH376 was veryH3966 greatH1419 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068: for menH376 abhorred the offering of the LORDH3068. 18But SamuelH8050 ministeredH8334 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068, being a childH5288, girdedH2296 with a linenH906 ephodH646. 19Moreover his motherH517 madeH6213 him a littleH6996 robeH4598, and broughtH5927 it to him from yearH3117 to yearH3117, when sheH517 cameH5927 upH5927 with herH3117 husbandH376 to offerH5927 the yearlyH3117 sacrificeH2077. 20And EliH5941 blessedH1288 ElkanahH511 and his wifeH802, and saidH559, The LORDH3068 giveH7760 thee seedH2233 of this womanH802 for the loan whichH834 was lent to the LORDH3068. And they wentH1980 unto their own homeH4725. 21And the LORDH3068 visitedH6485 HannahH2584, and sheH3588 conceivedH2029, and bare threeH7969 sonsH1121 and twoH8147 daughtersH1323. And the childH5288 SamuelH8050 grewH1431 beforeH5973 the LORDH3068. 22NowH8085 EliH5941 was veryH3966 oldH1121; and he heardH8085 allH3605 that his sonsH1121 didH6213 unto allH3605 IsraelH3478, and howH834 that they layH7901 with the womenH802 that didH6213 service at the doorH6607 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150. 23And he saidH559 unto them, WhyH4100 doH6213 ye suchH428 things? for I hearH8085 of your evilH7451 dealingsH1697 from allH3605 this peopleH5971. 24Nay, my sonsH1121; for it is noH3808 goodH2896 reportH8052 that I hearH8085: ye makeH8085 the LORD’SH3068 peopleH5971 to transgressH5674. 25IfH518 one manH376 sinH2398 againstH2398 anotherH376, GodH430 shall judge him: but ifH518 a manH376 sinH2398 againstH2398 the LORDH3068, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened notH3808 unto the voiceH6963 of their fatherH1, becauseH3588 the LORDH3068 would slayH4191 them. 26And the childH5288 SamuelH8050 grewH1980 on, and was in favour bothH1571 with the LORDH3068, and also with menH376. 27And there cameH935 a manH376 of GodH430 unto EliH5941, and saidH559 unto him, ThusH3541 saith the LORDH3068, DidH376 I revealH1540 myself unto the houseH1004 of thy fatherH1, when they were in EgyptH4714 in bondage to Pharaoh’sH6547 houseH1004? 28and did I chooseH977 him outH6440 of allH3605 the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 to be my priestH3548, to goH5927 upH5927 unto mine altarH4196 to burnH6999 incenseH7004, to wearH5927 an ephodH646 beforeH6440 meH5414? and did I giveH5414 unto the houseH1004 of thy fatherH1 allH3605 the offeringsH801 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 madeH5414 by fireH801? 29Wherefore kickH1163 ye at my sacrificeH2077 and at mineH4480 offering, whichH834 I have commandedH6680 in my habitationH4583; and honourest thy sonsH1121 aboveH4480 meH4480, to makeH3513 yourselves fat with the chiefest of allH3605 the offeringsH4503 of IsraelH3478 my peopleH5971? 30Therefore the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, saith, I saidH559 indeedH3588 that thy houseH1004, and the houseH1004 of thy fatherH1, should walkH1980 beforeH6440 meH6440 for everH5769: but nowH6258 the LORDH3068 saith, Be it farH5704 from meH6440; for them that honour meH6440 I will honour, and they that despiseH959 meH6440 shall be lightlyH7043 esteemedH7043. 31BeholdH2009, the daysH3117 comeH935, that I will cutH1438 offH1438 thine armH2220, and the armH2220 of thy father’sH1 houseH1004, that there shall notH1961 be an oldH2205 manH2205 in thine houseH1004. 32And thou shalt beholdH3808 the affliction of my habitationH4583, in allH3605 the wealthH3808 whichH834 GodH3808 shall giveH1961 IsraelH3478: and there shall notH3808 be an oldH2205 manH2205 in thine houseH1004 for ever. 33And the manH376 of thine, whom I shall notH3808 cutH3772 offH3772 from mineH5973 altarH4196, shall be to consumeH3615 thine eyesH5869, and to grieveH109 thine heartH5315: and allH3605 the increaseH4768 of thine houseH1004 shall dieH4191 in the flower of their age. 34And this shall be the signH226 unto thee, that shall comeH935 uponH935 thy twoH8147 sonsH1121, on HophniH2652 and PhinehasH6372; in one dayH3117 they shall dieH4191 bothH8147 of them. 35And I will raiseH6965 meH5315 upH6965 a faithfulH539 priestH3548, that shall doH6213 according to that whichH834 is in mine heartH3824 and in my mindH3824: and I will buildH1129 him a sureH539 houseH1004; and he shall walkH1980 beforeH6440 mine anointedH4899 for ever. 36And it shall comeH935 to passH935, that everyH3605 one that is leftH3498 in thine houseH1004 shall comeH935 and bowH7812 downH7812 to him for a pieceH6595 of silverH3701 and a loafH3603 of breadH3899, and shall sayH559, PutH935 meH413, I prayH4994 thee, intoH413 one of the priests’ officesH3550, that I may eatH398 a morselH6595 of breadH3899.