1 Samuel 2 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Hannah’s Song of Thanksgiving

1 Then Hannah ^H2584 prayed ^H6419 and said ^H559,

“My heart ^H3820 rejoices ^H5970 in the LORD ^H3068;

My [fn]horn ^H7161 is exalted ^H7311 in the LORD ^H3068,

My mouth ^H6310 [fn]speaks ^H7337 boldly ^H7337 against ^H5921 my enemies ^H340,

Because ^H3588 I rejoice ^H8055 in Your salvation ^H3444.

2 “There ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 one ^H369 holy ^H6918 like the LORD ^H3068,

Indeed ^H3588, there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 one ^H369 besides ^H1115 You,

Nor ^H369 is ^H369 there ^H369 any rock ^H6697 like our God ^H430.

3 “Do not go on [fn]boasting ^H1696 H7235 so very ^H1364 proudly ^H1364,

Do not let arrogance ^H6277 come ^H3318 out ^H3318 of your mouth ^H6310;

For the LORD ^H3068 is a God ^H410 of knowledge ^H1844,

And [fn]with Him actions ^H5949 are weighed ^H8505.

4 “The bows ^H7198 of the mighty ^H1368 are broken ^H2844 to ^H2844 pieces ^H2844,

But those who have stumbled ^H3782 strap ^H247 on ^H247 strength ^H2428.

5 “Those who were full ^H7649 hire ^H7936 themselves out ^H7936 for bread ^H3899,

But those who were hungry ^H7457 cease ^H2308 to be hungry.

Even ^H5704 the infertile ^H6135 woman ^H6135 gives ^H3205 birth ^H3205 to seven ^H7651,

But she who has many ^H7227 children ^H1121 languishes ^H535.

6 “The LORD ^H3068 puts ^H4191 to ^H4191 death ^H4191 and makes ^H2421 alive ^H2421;

He brings ^H3381 down ^H3381 to [fn]Sheol ^H7585 and brings ^H5927 up ^H5927.

7 “The LORD ^H3068 makes ^H3423 poor ^H3423 and rich ^H6238;

He humbles ^H8213, He also ^H637 exalts ^H7311.

8 “He raises ^H6965 the poor ^H1800 from the dust ^H6083,

He lifts ^H7311 the needy ^H34 from the garbage ^H830 heap ^H6083

To seat ^H3427 them with nobles ^H5081,

And He gives ^H5157 them a seat ^H3678 of honor ^H3519 as ^H5157 an ^H5157 inheritance ^H5157;

For the pillars ^H4690 of the earth ^H776 are the LORD’S ^H3068,

And He set ^H7896 the world ^H8398 on them.

9 “He watches ^H8104 over ^H8104 the feet ^H7272 of His godly ^H2623 ones ^H2623,

But the wicked ^H7563 ones ^H7563 are ^H1826 silenced ^H1826 in darkness ^H2822;

For not by might ^H3581 shall a person ^H376 prevail ^H1396.

10 “Those who contend ^H7378 with the LORD ^H3068 will be terrified ^H2865;

Against ^H5921 them He will thunder ^H7481 in the heavens ^H8064,

The LORD ^H3068 will judge ^H1777 the ends ^H657 of the earth ^H776;

And He will give ^H5414 strength ^H5797 to His king ^H4428,

And will exalt ^H7311 the [fn]horn ^H7161 of His anointed ^H4899.”

11 Then Elkanah ^H511 went ^H1980 to his home ^H1004 at Ramah ^H7414. But the boy ^H5288 continued ^H1961 to attend ^H8334 to ^H8334 the service ^H8334 of the LORD ^H3068 before ^H6440 Eli ^H5941 the priest ^H3548.

The Sin of Eli’s Sons

12 Now the sons ^H1121 of Eli ^H5941 were [fn]useless ^H1100 men ^H1121; they did not know ^H3045 the LORD ^H3068.

13 And this was the custom ^H4941 of the priests ^H3548 with the people ^H5971: when anyone ^H3605 H376 was offering ^H2076 a sacrifice ^H2077, the priest’s ^H3548 servant ^H5288 would come ^H935 while the meat ^H1320 was cooking ^H1310, with a three-pronged ^H7969 H8127 fork ^H4207 in his hand ^H3027. 14 And he would thrust ^H5221 it into the pan ^H3595, or ^H176 kettle ^H1731, or ^H176 caldron ^H7037, or ^H176 pot ^H6517; everything ^H3605 that the fork ^H4207 brought ^H5927 up ^H5927, the priest ^H3548 would take ^H3947 for himself. They did ^H6213 so ^H3602 in Shiloh ^H7887 to all ^H3605 the Israelites ^H3478 who came ^H935 there ^H8033. 15 Also ^H1571, before ^H2962 they [fn]burned ^H6999 the fat ^H2459, the priest’s ^H3548 servant ^H5288 would come ^H935 and say ^H559 to the man ^H376 who was sacrificing ^H2076, “Give ^H5414 the priest ^H3548 meat ^H1320 for roasting ^H6740, as he will not take ^H3947 cooked ^H1310 meat ^H1320 from you, only ^H3588 H518 raw ^H2416.” 16 And if the man ^H376 said ^H559 to him, “They must ^H6999 [fn]burn ^H6999 the fat ^H2459 [fn]first ^H3117, then take ^H3947 as much ^H834 as ^H834 [fn]you desire ^H183,” then he would say ^H559, “No ^H3808, but you must give ^H5414 it to me now ^H6258; and if ^H518 not, I am taking ^H3947 it by force ^H2394!” 17 And so the sin ^H2403 of the young ^H5288 men ^H5288 was very ^H3966 great ^H1419 before ^H6440 the LORD ^H3068, for the men ^H376 treated ^H5006 the offering ^H4503 of the LORD ^H3068 disrespectfully ^H5006.

Samuel before the LORD as a Boy

18 Now Samuel ^H8050 was ministering ^H8334 before ^H6440 the LORD ^H3068, as a boy ^H5288 wearing ^H2296 a linen ^H906 ephod ^H646.

19 And his mother ^H517 would make ^H6213 for him a little ^H6996 robe ^H4598 and bring ^H5927 it up ^H5927 to him from year ^H3117 to year ^H3117 when she would come ^H5927 up ^H5927 with her husband ^H376 to offer ^H2076 the yearly ^H3117 sacrifice ^H2077. 20 Then Eli ^H5941 would bless ^H1288 Elkanah ^H511 and his wife ^H802, and say ^H559, “May the LORD ^H3068 give ^H7760 you [fn]children ^H2233 from this ^H2088 woman ^H802 in ^H8478 place ^H8478 of ^H8478 the [fn]one ^H7596 she requested ^H7592 of the LORD ^H3068.” And they went ^H1980 to their own [fn]home ^H4725.

21 [fn]The LORD ^H3068 indeed ^H3588 visited ^H6485 Hannah ^H2584, and she conceived ^H2029 and gave ^H3205 birth ^H3205 to three ^H7969 sons ^H1121 and two ^H8147 daughters ^H1323. And the boy ^H5288 Samuel ^H8050 grew ^H1431 up ^H1431 [fn]before ^H5973 the LORD ^H3068.

Eli Rebukes His Sons

22 Now Eli ^H5941 was ^H2204 very ^H3966 old ^H2204; and he heard ^H8085 about everything ^H3605 that his sons ^H1121 were doing ^H6213 to all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478, and that they slept ^H7901 with the women ^H802 who served ^H6633 at the doorway ^H6607 of the tent ^H168 of meeting ^H4150.

23 So he said ^H559 to them, “Why ^H4100 are you doing ^H6213 such ^H428 things ^H1697 as these ^H428, the evil ^H7451 things ^H1697 that I hear ^H8085 from all ^H3605 these ^H428 people ^H5971? 24 No ^H408, my sons ^H1121; for the report ^H8052 is not good ^H2896 which ^H834 I hear ^H8085 the LORD’S ^H3068 people ^H5971 circulating ^H5674. 25 If ^H518 one person ^H376 sins ^H2398 against another ^H376, God ^H430 will mediate ^H6419 for him; but if ^H518 a person ^H376 sins ^H2398 against the LORD ^H3068, who ^H4310 can intercede ^H6419 for him?” But they would not listen ^H8085 to the voice ^H6963 of their father ^H1, for the LORD ^H3068 desired ^H2654 to put ^H4191 them to ^H4191 death ^H4191.

26 Now the boy ^H5288 Samuel ^H8050 was continuing ^H1980 to grow ^H1432 and to be in favor ^H2896 both ^H1571 with the LORD ^H3068 and with people ^H376.

27 Then a man ^H376 of God ^H430 came ^H935 to Eli ^H5941 and said ^H559 to him, “This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559: ‘Did I not indeed ^H1540 reveal ^H1540 Myself to the house ^H1004 of your father ^H1 when they were in Egypt ^H4714 in bondage to Pharaoh’s ^H6547 house ^H1004? 28 Did I not choose ^H977 them from all ^H3605 the tribes ^H7626 of Israel ^H3478 to be My priests ^H3548, to go ^H5927 up ^H5927 to My altar ^H4196, to burn ^H6999 incense ^H7004, to carry ^H5375 an ephod ^H646 before ^H6440 Me? And did I not give ^H5414 to the house ^H1004 of your father ^H1 all ^H3605 the fire ^H801 offerings of the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478? 29 Why ^H4100 are you [fn]showing ^H1163 contempt ^H1163 for My sacrifice ^H2077 and My offering ^H4503 which ^H834 I have commanded ^H6680 for My dwelling ^H4583, and why are you honoring ^H3513 your sons ^H1121 above ^H4480 Me, by making ^H1254 yourselves fat ^H1254 with the [fn]choicest ^H7225 of every ^H3605 offering ^H4503 of My people ^H5971 Israel ^H3478?’ 30 Therefore ^H3651 the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 declares ^H5002, ‘I did indeed ^H559 say ^H559 that your house ^H1004 and the house ^H1004 of your father ^H1 was to walk ^H1980 before ^H6440 Me forever ^H5704 H5769’; but now ^H6258 the LORD ^H3068 declares ^H5002, ‘Far ^H2486 be it from Me—for those who honor ^H3513 Me I will honor ^H3513, and those who despise ^H959 Me will be ^H7043 insignificant ^H7043. 31 Behold ^H2009, the days ^H3117 are coming ^H935 when I will eliminate ^H1438 your [fn]strength ^H2220 and the [fn]strength ^H2220 of your father’s ^H1 house ^H1004, so ^H4480 that ^H4480 there will not ^H4480 be an old ^H2205 man ^H2205 in your house ^H1004. 32 And you will look ^H5027 at the distress ^H6862 of My dwelling ^H4583, in spite of all ^H3605 the good ^H3190 that [fn]I do ^H3190 for Israel ^H3478; and there will never ^{H3808 H3605 H3117} be an old ^H2205 man ^H2205 in your house ^H1004. 33 Yet I will not cut ^H3772 off ^H3772 every ^H376 man ^H376 of yours from My altar ^H4196, [fn]so that your eyes ^H5869 will fail ^H3615 from weeping and your soul ^H5315 grieve ^H109, and all ^H3605 the [fn]increase ^H4768 of your house ^H1004 will die ^H4191 [fn]in the prime ^H376 of life ^H376. 34 And this ^H2088 will be the sign ^H226 to you which ^H834 will come ^H935 in ^H413 regard ^H413 to ^H413 your two ^H8147 sons ^H1121, Hophni ^H2652 and Phinehas ^H6372: on the same ^H259 day ^H3117 both ^H8147 of them will die ^H4191. 35 But I will raise ^H6965 up ^H6965 for Myself a faithful ^H539 priest ^H3548 who will do ^H6213 according to what ^H834 is in My heart ^H3824 and My soul ^H5315; and I will build ^H1129 him an enduring ^H539 house ^H1004, and he will walk ^H1980 before ^H6440 My anointed ^H4899 always ^H3605 H3117. 36 And everyone ^H3605 who is left ^H3498 in your house ^H1004 will come ^H935 to bow ^H2331 down ^H2331 to him for a [fn]silver ^H3701 coin ^H95 or a loaf ^H3603 of bread ^H3899 and say ^H559, “Please ^H4994 [fn]assign ^H5596 me to one ^H259 of the priest’s ^H3550 offices ^H3550 so that I may eat ^H398 a piece ^H6595 of bread ^H3899.”’”