1 Samuel 1:6 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 1:6

4 And whenever the time came for Elkanah to make an ^aoffering, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.

5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, ^aalthough the Lord had closed her womb.

6 And her rival also ^aprovoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the Lord had closed her womb.

7 So it was, year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, that she provoked her; therefore she wept and did not eat.

Hannah’s Vow

8 Then Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? And why is your heart grieved? Am I not ^abetter to you than ten sons?”

9 So Hannah arose after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of ^athe tabernacle of the Lord.

10 ^aAnd she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and¹ wept in anguish.

11 Then she ^amade a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed ^blook on the affliction of Your maidservant and ^cremember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and ^dno razor shall come upon his head.”

12 And it happened, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli watched her mouth.

13 Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.

14 So Eli said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put your wine away from you!”

15 But Hannah answered and said, “No, my lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but have ^apoured out my soul before the Lord.

16 “Do not consider your maidservant a ^awicked woman, for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now.”

17 Then Eli answered and said, ^a“Go in peace, and ^bthe God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of Him.”

18 And she said, ^a“Let your maidservant find favor in your sight.” So the woman ^bwent her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.

Samuel Is Born and Dedicated

19 Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah ^aknew Hannah his wife, and the Lord ^bremembered her.

20 So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name¹ Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the Lord.”

21 Now the man Elkanah and all his house ^awent up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and his vow.

22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “Not until the child is weaned; then I will ^atake him, that he may appear before the Lord and ^bremain there ^cforever.”

23 So ^aElkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him. Only let the Lord¹ establish His word.” Then the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 1:6

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American Standard Version
And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.

Amplified® Bible
[This embarrassed and grieved Hannah] and her rival provoked her greatly to vex her, because the Lord had left her childless.

Contemporary English Version
Peninnah liked to make Hannah feel miserable about not having any children,

Darby English Version
And her adversary provoked her much also, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.

Good News Bible
Peninnah, her rival, would torment and humiliate her, because the LORD had kept her childless.

King James Version
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.

New American Standard Bible
Her rival, however, would provoke her bitterly to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb.

New International Version
And because the LORD had closed her womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.

New King James Version
And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the LORD had closed her womb.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Her rival, however, would provoke her bitterly to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb.

Revised Standard Version
And her rival used to provoke her sorely, to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb.

Young's Literal Translation
and her adversity hath also provoked her greatly, so as to make her tremble, for Jehovah hath shut up her womb.

New English Translation
Her rival wife used to upset her and make her worry,¹ for the Lord had not enabled her to have children.

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