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...

Ruth 4:15   New International Version     15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.” God brought great blessings out of Naomi's tragedy. Throughout...

Ruth 3:1-9   New International Version     Ruth and Boaz at the Threshing Floor 3 One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home for you, where you will be well provided for. 2 Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a...