1 Samuel 2:11

Good News Translation

Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah, but the boy Samuel stayed in Shiloh and served the Lord under the priest Eli.

Cross References

1 Samuel 1:1

There was a man named Elkanah, from the tribe of Ephraim, who lived in the town of Ramah in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham and grandson of Elihu, and belonged to the family of Tohu, a part of the clan of Zuph.

1 Samuel 1:19

The next morning Elkanah and his family got up early, and after worshiping the Lord, they went back home to Ramah. Elkanah had intercourse with his wife Hannah, and the Lord answered her prayer.

1 Samuel 1:28

So I am dedicating him to the Lord. As long as he lives, he will belong to the Lord.” Then they worshiped the Lord there.

1 Samuel 2:18

In the meantime the boy Samuel continued to serve the Lord, wearing a sacred linen apron.

1 Samuel 3:1

In those days, when the boy Samuel was serving the Lord under the direction of Eli, there were very few messages from the Lord, and visions from him were quite rare.

1 Samuel 3:15

Samuel stayed in bed until morning; then he got up and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. He was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.

1 Samuel 7:17

Then he would go back to his home in Ramah, where also he would serve as judge. In Ramah he built an altar to the Lord.