KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
1 Samuel 2:20–21
A connected passage, with study helps kept beside the verses they explain.
1 Samuel 2:20
20¶ 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.
20¶ And Eli blessed Elkanah, and his wife, and said, The LORD giue thee seed of this woman, for the ‖loane which is lent to the LORD. And they went vnto their owne home.
- Or, petition which hee asked, &c.
1 Samuel 2:21
21And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.
21And the LORD visited Hannah, so that shee conceiued, and bare three sonnes, and two daughters: and the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
ENSURE CONTEXTUALIZATION
Add surrounding context
Extend this passage one adjacent verse at a time.
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS VERSE?
Ask a Local Pastor
Find a nearby pastor committed to holding fast the faithful word, then use the public contact information to begin a real conversation. Nothing is sent or stored for you.
DEFINED WORDS
1 Samuel 2:20
Favored by God; happy or spiritually prosperous; or praised, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Something lent for temporary use or entrusted with an expectation of return.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To lend: to give or allow the temporary use of something, expecting its return.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Belonging to oneself; peculiar or proper to the person or thing named.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
One's dwelling or native place; toward or at that place.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
1 Samuel 2:21
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
Waited on; attended; inspected; subjected to sufferings; favored with relief or mercy.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Formed in the womb; framed in the mind; devised; imagined; understood.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Uncovered or naked; also carried, endured, or produced, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The number following two and preceding four.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
The number equal to one and one.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A son or daughter; a young person; a descendant; or one characterized by a stated relation or quality.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE
Cross References
Choose how far to extend the reference list.
From verse 20
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study27For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
28Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there.
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study34And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study27And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed:
28Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
29Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study23Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,
24The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:
25The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
26The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
27And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study12The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study11And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no rasor come upon his head.
From verse 21
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study40And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study19¶ And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study1AND the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study26And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study24¶ And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study80And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study19¶ And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.
20Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.
- Study this reference
Open the full verse study52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION
Still have questions? Ask a Local Pastor.
See public contact information for nearby churches. You decide whether to call, email, or visit.