1 Samuel 1:26-28   New International Version     26 and she said to him, “Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. 27 I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. 28 So now I...

1 Samuel 1:12-18   New International Version     12 As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. 13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk 14 and said to her, “How long are you...

1 Samuel 1:11   New International Version     11 And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his...

1 Samuel 1:10   New International Version     10 In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. Instead of giving up hope, retaliating to the pain and hurt that was caused by another person, or becoming bitter; Hannah prayed. She brought her problem...

1 Samuel 1:8   New International Version     8 Her husband Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?” Hanna knew her husband loved her, but even his encouragement did not...

1 Samuel 1:1-7   New International Version     The Birth of Samuel 1 There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite[a] from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. 2 He...

Ruth 4:16-17   New International Version     16 Then Naomi took the child in her arms and cared for him. 17 The women living there said, “Naomi has a son!” And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David. The Book of Ruth may seem just like a...