1 Samuel 1:2

Plain English Version

He had 2 wives called Hannah and Penninah. Penninah had some kids, but Hannah had none.

Cross References

Genesis 11:30

but Abram and Sarai didn’t have any kids. Sarai just couldn’t have a baby.

Genesis 25:21

At first, after Isaac and Rebekah got married, they didn’t have any kids. Rebekah just couldn’t have a baby. So Isaac prayed strongly to God. He said, “Please let Rebekah have a baby.” God listened to Isaac, and God made 2 baby boys start growing inside Rebekah.

Genesis 29:31

Jacob didn’t love his wife Leah. He only loved his wife Rachel. And God saw that Jacob didn’t love Leah. So God felt sorry for Leah, and he let her have kids. But Rachel couldn’t have any kids.

Genesis 4:19

Lamek grew up, and he married 2 women. One wife’s name was Adah, and the other wife’s name was Zillah.

Genesis 4:23

One day, Lamek said to his 2 wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to me properly. A young man hit me and hurt me, so I killed him dead.

Luke 1:7

They got very old, but they didn’t have any kids. You see, Elizabeth just couldn’t have a baby.

Luke 2:36

While Joseph and Mary were talking to Simeon, a very old woman came along. Her name was Anna. She saw Jesus, and she thanked God for him. Some of the people there were waiting for God to send somebody to help the Jewish people. Anna told them about Jesus, that he is that special person. Anna’s father was Fanuel, and he belonged to the tribe called Asher. She was 84 years old. A long time before this, Anna was a young woman and she got married. But then after 7 years her husband died. After that, she stayed in God’s ceremony house all the time, telling the people God’s words. She prayed all the time, in the day time and at night, and often she didn’t eat any food because she was praying.