1 Samuel 1:19

Plain English Version

The next day, Elkanah got up and went with his family to show respect and pray to God once again. Then they went home to Ramah. Then Elkanah slept with his wife, Hannah, like married people do together. But God didn’t forget that Hannah asked for a boy.

Cross References

Genesis 21:1

God was good to Sarah, and he kept his promise to her,

Genesis 30:22

But Leah’s sister Rachel still wanted to have her own kids. And God was good to Rachel, and he gave her what she wanted. Before this time, Rachel didn’t have any kids, but then God let a baby start growing inside her. Rachel had a baby boy. Then Rachel said, “I used to feel shame, because I didn’t have any kids. But now, God gave me a son, so I don’t feel shame any more.”

Genesis 4:1

Adam and Eve slept together, like a man does with his wife, and then Eve had a baby boy. Eve said, “God has helped me make another human.” So she gave him the name Cain. That name means make.

Genesis 8:1

And then God thought about Noah and the animals with him in that big boat. And he made a strong wind blow on the flood water to help it to go down.

Mark 1:35

The next day, Jesus got up very early, before the sun came up, and he walked out from the town to pray by himself.

Luke 23:42

Then that criminal talked to Jesus. He said, “Jesus, you are going to get God’s people together into one family, and you will be their leader. When you do that, don’t forget me. I want to be there with you too.”

1 Samuel 1:1

There was a man called Elkanah. He was from Ephraim’s tribe, and he lived in a town called Ramah in the hill country. His father was Jeroham, his grand-father was Elihu, and his great grand-father was Tohu. He belonged to the Zuf family.

1 Samuel 1:11

“God, you are the boss of everything. I am just your worker. I’m sad. Please help me. Don’t forget about me. I want to ask you this. Let me have a little boy. If you do that, I’ll give him back to you, so he can work for you until he gets old. Nobody will cut his hair, so that other people will see that he belongs to you.”

1 Samuel 15:34

Then Samuel left and went back to his place in the town called Ramah. Saul went back to his place in Gibeah.

1 Samuel 16:13

So Samuel got the bottle of olive oil, and he poured oil on David’s head, while his older brothers were watching. God’s spirit went into David in a powerful way and stayed in him from that day on. Then Samuel went back to his place at Ramah.

1 Samuel 2:11

After that, Elkanah and his family went home to Ramah. Samuel stayed at Shiloh, and there Eli taught him the way to work for God.

1 Samuel 25:1

About that time the old man Samuel died. The Israel mob came together and cried for him. They buried him at his place in the town called Ramah. After that, David and his men went back to the desert country called Maon.

1 Samuel 8:4

So all the elders of Israel met together at the town called Ramah, to talk to Samuel.

1 Samuel 9:26

Early the next morning Samuel called out, “Get up you 2. It’s time to go home now.” Saul got ready, then he and Samuel started to walk to the town gate.