1 Samuel 2:13-17   New International Version     13 Now it was the practice of the priests that, whenever any of the people offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand while the meat was being boiled 14 and would plunge...

1 Samuel 2:11-18   New International Version     11 Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy ministered before the Lord under Eli the priest. Eli’s Wicked Sons 12 Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord. 13 Now it was the practice of the...

1 Samuel 2:10   New International Version     10     those who oppose the Lord will be broken. The Most High will thunder from heaven;     the Lord will judge the ends of the earth. “He will give strength to his king     and exalt the horn of his anointed.” Evil...

1 Samuel 2:3   New International Version     3 “Do not keep talking so proudly     or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the Lord is a God who knows,     and by him deeds are weighed. Are there people around you who have wronged you? When Hannah was singing her...

1 Samuel 2:2   New International Version     2 “There is no one holy like the Lord;     there is no one besides you;     there is no Rock like our God. God is firm, strong, and unchanging. Our world is fast paced, friends come and go, and things change all the time....

1 Samuel 2:1-10   New International Version     Hannah’s Prayer 2 Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord;     in the Lord my horn[a] is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies,     for I delight in your deliverance. 2 “There is no one...

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...