1 Samuel 2:20 meaning and explanation
And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home.
1 Samuel 2:20, Berean Standard Bible
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Eli, the aging priest at Shiloh, speaks this blessing over Elkanah and Hannah during their yearly visit to the sanctuary. Hannah had dedicated her long-awaited son Samuel to the LORD, leaving him to serve under Eli, and the priest now asks God to repay her loss with further children.
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