1 Samuel 1:11

New Century Version

She made a promise, saying, “Lord All-Powerful, see how sad I am. Remember me and don’t forget me. If you will give me a son, I will give him back to you all his life, and no one will ever cut his hair with a razor.”

Cross References

Genesis 28:20

Then Jacob made a promise. He said, “I want God to be with me and to protect me on this journey. I want him to give me food to eat and clothes to wear

Genesis 29:32

Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben, because she said, “The Lord has seen my troubles. Surely now my husband will love me.”

Genesis 30:22

Then God remembered Rachel and answered her prayer, making it possible for her to have children.

Genesis 8:1

But God remembered Noah and all the wild and tame animals with him in the boat. He made a wind blow over the earth, and the water went down.

2 Samuel 16:12

Maybe the Lord will see my misery and repay me with something good for Shimei’s curses today!”

Psalm 25:18

Look at my suffering and troubles, and take away all my sins.

Exodus 4:31

and the Israelites believed. When they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their troubles, they bowed down and worshiped him.

Proverbs 31:2

“My son, I gave birth to you. You are the son I prayed for.

Ecclesiastes 5:4

If you make a promise to God, don’t be slow to keep it. God is not happy with fools, so give God what you promised.

Leviticus 27:2

“Speak to the people of Israel and tell them: ‘If someone makes a special promise to give a person as a servant to the Lord by paying a price that is the same value as that person,

Numbers 21:2

Then the Israelites made this promise to the Lord: “If you will help us defeat these people, we will completely destroy their cities.”

Numbers 6:11

The priest will offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. This removes sin so they will belong to the Lord. (They had sinned because they were near a dead body.) That same day they will again promise to let their hair grow

Numbers 6:5

“ ‘During the time they have promised to belong to the Lord, they must not cut their hair. They must be holy until this special time is over. They must let their hair grow long.

Numbers 6:8

While they are Nazirites, they belong to the Lord in a special way.

Judges 11:30

Jephthah made a promise to the Lord, saying, “If you will hand over the Ammonites to me,

Judges 13:5

because you will become pregnant and have a son. You must never cut his hair, because he will be a Nazirite, given to God from birth. He will begin to save Israel from the power of the Philistines.”

1 Samuel 1:10

Hannah was so sad that she cried and prayed to the Lord.

1 Samuel 1:12

While Hannah kept praying, Eli watched her mouth.

1 Samuel 1:19

Early the next morning Elkanah’s family got up and worshiped the Lord. Then they went back home to Ramah. Elkanah had sexual relations with his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.

1 Samuel 1:22

But one time Hannah did not go with him. She told him, “When the boy is old enough to eat solid food, I will take him to Shiloh. Then I will give him to the Lord, and he will always live there.”

1 Samuel 1:27

I prayed for this child, and the Lord answered my prayer and gave him to me.

1 Samuel 1:28

Now I give him back to the Lord. He will belong to the Lord all his life.” And he worshiped the Lord there.

1 Samuel 2:20

When Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, he would say, “May the Lord repay you with children through Hannah to take the place of the boy Hannah prayed for and gave back to the Lord.” Then Elkanah and Hannah would go home.