1Sam.2.20

1 Samuel 2:20

KJV

¶ 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.

Eli’s Wicked Sons

Samuel before the LORDas a Boy

Cross References

Luke 2:34

KJV

And 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;

The Prophecy of Simeon

Jesus Presented at the Temple

1 Samuel 1:11

KJV

And 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 razor come upon his head.

Hannah Prays for a Son

Elkanah and His Wives

1 Samuel 1:27

KJV

For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

The Birth of Samuel

Malachi 2:15

KJV

And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.