For I have made myself known to him so that he will command his sons and his household after him to keep the way of Adonai by doing righteousness and justice, so that Adonai may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him.”
1 Samuel 1:21 - Tree of Life Version When the man Elkanah and all his household went up to offer the annual sacrifice to Adonai and to fulfill his vow offering, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and pay his vow. American Standard Version (1901) And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto Jehovah the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. Common English Bible When Elkanah and all his household went up to make the annual sacrifice and keep his solemn promise, Catholic Public Domain Version Now her husband Elkanah ascended with his entire house, so that he might immolate to the Lord a solemn sacrifice, with his vow. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Elcana her husband went up, and all his house, to offer to the Lord the solemn sacrifice, and his vow. |
For I have made myself known to him so that he will command his sons and his household after him to keep the way of Adonai by doing righteousness and justice, so that Adonai may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him.”
I will behave wisely in the way of integrity —when will You come to me? I walk in my house with integrity in my heart.
“Then the place Adonai your God chooses to make His Name dwell, there you are to bring all that I command you—your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes, the offering of your hand, and all your finest vow offerings that you vow to Adonai.
There you are to bring your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes, the offering of your hand, your vow and freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock.
If it seems bad to you to worship Adonai, then choose for yourselves today whom you will serve—whether the gods that your fathers worshipped that were beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will worship Adonai!”
Now this man used to go up from his town every year to worship and to sacrifice to Adonai-Tzva’ot in Shiloh. (The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were kohanim of Adonai there.)
Moreover, his mother would make him a little robe and bring it to him from year to year when she would come up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.