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1 Samuel 1:9-13

1 Samuel 1:9-13 CSB

On one occasion, Hannah got up after they ate and drank at Shiloh.  The priest Eli was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the Lord’s temple.  Deeply hurt, Hannah prayed to the Lord and wept with many tears.  Making a vow,  she pleaded, “Lord of Armies, if you will take notice of your servant’s affliction,  remember and not forget me, and give your servant a son, I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.”  , While she continued praying in the Lord’s presence, Eli watched her mouth. Hannah was praying silently,  and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. Eli thought she was drunk