Samuel Given to the Lord
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The man Elkanah and all his house w went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow.
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But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, "As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, so that he may appear in the presence of the Lord x and dwell there forever."
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y Elkanah her husband said to her, "Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him; z only, may the Lord establish his word." So the woman remained and nursed her son until she weaned him.
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And when she had weaned him, a she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and she brought him to b the house of the Lord at Shiloh. And the child was young.
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Then they slaughtered the bull, and they brought the child to Eli.
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And she said, "Oh, my lord! c As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the Lord.
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For this child I prayed, d and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him.
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Therefore I have lent him to the Lord. As long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord." e And he worshiped the Lord there.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 1:3
Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the Lord.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 1:11
And she vowed a vow and said, "O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.
1 Samuel 1:28
Therefore I have lent him to the Lord. As long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord." And he worshiped the Lord there.
1 Samuel 2:11
Then Elkanah went home to Ramah. And the boy ministered to the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.
1 Samuel 2:18
Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy clothed with a linen ephod.
1 Samuel 3:1
Now the young man Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision.
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Cross References
Numbers 30:7
And her husband hears of it and says nothing to her on the day that he hears, then her vows shall stand, and her pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
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Cross References
2 Samuel 7:25
And now, O Lord God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:5 - 6
But you shall seek the place that the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation there. There you shall go.
Deuteronomy 12:11
Then to the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name dwell there, there you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution that you present, and all your finest vow offerings that you vow to the Lord.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 1:3
Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the Lord.
1 Samuel 1:9
After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat beside the doorpost of the temple of the Lord.
Joshua 18:1
Then the whole congregation of the people of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the tent of meeting there. The land lay subdued before them.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 17:55
As soon as Saul saw David go out against the Ph...
1 Samuel 20:3
But David vowed again, saying, "Your father kno...
2 Samuel 11:11
Uriah said to David, "The ark and Israel and Ju...
2 Kings 2:2
And Elijah said to Elisha, "Please stay here, f...
2 Kings 2:4
Elijah said to him, "Elisha, please stay here, ...
2 Kings 2:6
Then Elijah said to him, "Please stay here, for...
2 Kings 4:30
Then the mother of the child said, "As the Lord...
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Cross References
1 Samuel 1:17
Then Eli answered, "Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have made to him.
Psalms 6:9
The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord accepts my prayer.
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Cross References
Genesis 24:26
The man bowed his head and worshiped the Lord
Genesis 24:52
When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the earth before the Lord.
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