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1 Samuel 2:20
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Samuel’s Childhood Ministry

18 aBut Samuel ministered before the Lord, even as a child, bwearing a linen ephod.  
19 Moreover his mother used to make him a little robe, and bring it to him year by year when she acame up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.  
20 And Eli awould bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “The Lord give you descendants from this woman for the1 loan that was bgiven to the Lord.” Then they would go to their own home.  
21 And the Lord avisited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile the child Samuel bgrew before the Lord.  

Prophecy Against Eli’s Household

22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard everything his sons did to all Israel,1 and how they lay with athe women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.  
23 So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.
24 No, my sons! For it is not a good report that I hear. You make the Lord’s people transgress.
25 If one man sins against another, aGod will judge him. But if a man bsins against the Lord, who will intercede for him?” Nevertheless they did not heed the voice of their father, cbecause the Lord desired to kill them.  
26 And the child Samuel agrew in stature, and bin favor both with the Lord and men.  
27 Then a aman of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: b‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?  
28 Did I not achoose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to offer upon My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod before Me? And bdid I not give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?  
29 Why do you akick at My sacrifice and My offering which I have commanded in My bdwelling place, and honor your sons more than cMe, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel My people?’  
30 Therefore the Lord God of Israel says: a‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.’ But now the Lord says: b‘Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and cthose who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.  
31 Behold, athe days are coming that I will cut off your1 arm and the arm of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house.  
32 And you will see an enemy in My dwelling place, despite all the good which God does for Israel. And there shall not be aan old man in your house forever.  
33 But any of your men whom I do not cut off from My altar shall consume your eyes and grieve your heart. And all the descendants of your house shall die in the flower of their age.
34 Now this shall be aa sign to you that will come upon your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: bin one day they shall die, both of them.  
35 Then aI will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in My heart and in My mind. bI will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before cMy anointed forever.  
36 aAnd it shall come to pass that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and say, “Please,1 put me in one of the priestly positions, that I may eat a piece of bread.” ’ ” 
Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 2:20

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American Standard Version
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Jehovah give thee seed of this woman for the petition which was asked of Jehovah. And they went unto their own home.

Amplified® Bible
And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, May the Lord give you children by this woman for the gift she asked for {and} gave to the Lord. Then they would go to their own home.

Contemporary English Version
Eli would always bless Elkanah and his wife and say, "Samuel was born in answer to your prayers. Now you have given him to the LORD. I pray that the LORD will bless you with more children to take his place." After Eli had blessed them, Elkanah and Hannah would return home.

Darby English Version
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Jehovah give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to Jehovah. And they went to their own home.

Good News Bible
Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say to Elkanah, "May the LORD give you other children by this woman to take the place of the one you dedicated to him." After that they would go back home.

King James Version
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.

New American Standard Bible
Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, "May the LORD give you children from this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD. And they went to their own home."

New International Version
Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, "May the LORD give you children by this woman to take the place of the one she prayed for and gave to the LORD." Then they would go home.

New King James Version
And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “The LORD give you descendants from this woman for the loan that was given to the LORD.” Then they would go to their own home.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, "May the LORD give you children from this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD." And they went to their own home.

Revised Standard Version
Then Eli would bless Elka'nah and his wife, and say, "The LORD give you children by this woman for the loan which she lent to the LORD"; so then they would return to their home.

Young's Literal Translation
And Eli blessed Elkanah, and his wife, and said, `Jehovah doth appoint for thee seed of this woman, for the petition which she asked for Jehovah;' and they have gone to their place.

New English Translation
Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife saying, “May the Lord raise up for you descendants1 from this woman to replace the one that she2 dedicated to the Lord.” Then they would go to their3 home.


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