1 Samuel 1:6

New International Version

Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.

Cross References

Genesis 30:1

When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister. So she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”

2 Samuel 6:23

And Michal daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.

Job 24:21

They prey on the barren and childless woman, and to the widow they show no kindness.

Job 6:14

“Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

Leviticus 18:18

“ ‘Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.

Judges 11:37

But grant me this one request,” she said. “Give me two months to roam the hills and weep with my friends, because I will never marry.”

1 Samuel 1:7

This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the Lord, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat.

1 Samuel 2:1

Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.