Hannah

Hannah

Spouse

Elkanah

Children

Samuel

• חַנָּה·Hannah

Includes 10 verses that refer to Hannah without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

1. 1 Samuel 1:2
   He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
2. 1 Samuel 1:5
   But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
3. 1 Samuel 1:6Referred to, not named
   Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her viciously to taunt her.
4. 1 Samuel 1:7Referred to, not named
   And this went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival taunted her until she wept and would not eat.
5. 1 Samuel 1:8
   “Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
6. 1 Samuel 1:9
   So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.
7. 1 Samuel 1:10Referred to, not named
   In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
8. 1 Samuel 1:11Referred to, not named
   And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”
9. 1 Samuel 1:12Referred to, not named
   As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.
10. 1 Samuel 1:13
    Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk
11. 1 Samuel 1:14Referred to, not named
    …and said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!”
12. 1 Samuel 1:15
    “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
13. 1 Samuel 1:17Referred to, not named
    “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
14. 1 Samuel 1:18Referred to, not named
    “May your maidservant find favor with you,” said Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began to eat, and her face was no longer downcast.
15. 1 Samuel 1:19
    The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
16. 1 Samuel 1:20
    So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”
17. 1 Samuel 1:22
    …but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”
18. 1 Samuel 1:23Referred to, not named
    “Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have weaned him. Only may the LORD confirm His word.” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
19. 1 Samuel 2:1
    At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
20. 1 Samuel 2:2Referred to, not named
    There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
21. 1 Samuel 2:21
    So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.