1 Samuel 1:23

God's Word

“Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah told her. “Wait until you’ve weaned him. May the Lord keep his word.” The woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:25

“Now, Lord God, keep the promise you made to me and my house forever. Do as you promised.

1 Kings 3:21

When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, he was dead! I took a good look at him and realized that he wasn’t my son at all!”

Psalm 22:9

Indeed, you are the one who brought me out of the womb, the one who made me feel safe at my mother’s breasts.

Isaiah 44:26

He confirms the word of his servant and fulfills the plan of his messengers. He says about Jerusalem, “It will be inhabited.” He says about the cities of Judah, “They will be rebuilt.” He says about their ruins, “I will restore them.”

Numbers 30:12

But if her husband cancels it when he hears about it, nothing she said in her vow or oath has to be kept. Her husband has canceled it, and the Lord will free her ⌞from this vow or oath⌟.

Matthew 24:19

“How horrible it will be for the women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days.

Luke 11:27

While Jesus was speaking, a woman in the crowd shouted, “How blessed is the mother who gave birth to you and the breasts that nursed you.”

1 Samuel 1:17

Eli replied, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant your request.”

1 Samuel 14:36

Saul said ⌞to his men⌟, “Let’s attack the Philistines tonight and take their possessions until the light of dawn. And let’s not leave any of them ⌞alive⌟.” “Do whatever you think is best,” they responded. But the priest said, “Let’s consult God first.”

1 Samuel 14:40

Saul told all Israel, “You stand on one side, and my son Jonathan and I will stand on the other side.” “Do whatever you think is best,” the troops responded to Saul.