1 Samuel 1:6

New English Translation

Her rival wife used to upset her and make her worry, for the Lord had not enabled her to have children.

Cross References

Genesis 30:1

When Rachel saw that she could not give Jacob children, she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children or I’ll die!”

2 Samuel 6:23

Now Michal, Saul’s daughter, had no children to the day of her death.

Job 24:21

He preys on the barren and childless woman, and does not treat the widow well.

Job 6:14

“To the one in despair, kindness should come from his friend even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

Leviticus 18:18

You must not take a woman in marriage and then marry her sister as a rival wife while she is still alive, to have sexual intercourse with her.

Judges 11:37

She then said to her father, “Please grant me this one wish. For two months allow me to walk through the hills with my friends and mourn my virginity.”

1 Samuel 1:7

Peninnah would behave this way year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the Lord’s house, Peninnah would upset her so that she would weep and refuse to eat.

1 Samuel 2:1

Hannah prayed, “My heart rejoices in the Lord; my horn is exalted high because of the Lord. I loudly denounce my enemies, for I am happy that you delivered me.