1 Samuel 1:2

Good News Translation

Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah did not.

Cross References

Genesis 11:30

Sarai was not able to have children.

Genesis 25:21

Because Rebecca had no children, Isaac prayed to the Lord for her. The Lord answered his prayer, and Rebecca became pregnant.

Genesis 29:31

When the Lord saw that Leah was loved less than Rachel, he made it possible for her to have children, but Rachel remained childless.

Genesis 4:19

Lamech had two wives, Adah and Zillah.

Genesis 4:23

Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to me: I have killed a young man because he struck me.

Matthew 19:8

Jesus answered, “Moses gave you permission to divorce your wives because you are so hard to teach. But it was not like that at the time of creation.

Luke 1:7

They had no children because Elizabeth could not have any, and she and Zechariah were both very old.

Luke 2:36

There was a very old prophet, a widow named Anna, daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher. She had been married for only seven years and was now eighty-four years old. She never left the Temple; day and night she worshiped God, fasting and praying.

Judges 13:2

At that time there was a man named Manoah from the town of Zorah. He was a member of the tribe of Dan. His wife had never been able to have children.

Judges 8:30

He had seventy sons, because he had many wives.