1 Samuel 1:19-23

Christian Standard Bible

Samuel’s Birth and Dedication

¹⁹ The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to worship before the Lord. Afterward, they returned home to Ramah.^(A) Then Elkanah was intimate with his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.^{(B) 20} After some time,^[a] Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel,^[b] because she said, “I requested him from the Lord.”

²¹ When Elkanah and all his household went up to make the annual sacrifice^(C) and his vow offering to the Lord, ²² Hannah did not go and explained to her husband, “After the child is weaned, I’ll take him to appear in the Lord’s presence^(D) and to stay there permanently.”^(E)

²³ Her husband, Elkanah, replied, “Do what you think is best,^(F) and stay here until you’ve weaned him. May the Lord confirm your^[c] word.”^(G) So Hannah stayed there and nursed her son until she weaned him.