Pentecost Season · Proper 28 · Year B
1 Samuel 1:4-20
Hannah's Prayer for a Son
November 14, 2027
Overview & Insights
"She named him Samuel, for she said, 'I have asked him of the LORD.'" (1 Samuel 1:20)
Barren and grieved, Hannah prays at Shiloh and vows to give her son to the LORD. God remembers her, and she bears Samuel, whose name recalls her petition.
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Commentary
Working Preacher (Year B, Ordinary 33) Working Preacher
Commentary on this exact Year B first reading.
Enduring Word: 1 Samuel 1 Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse study of Hannah's story.
BibleHub Commentaries: 1 Samuel 1 BibleHub
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Precept Austin: 1 Samuel 1 Precept Austin
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Barnes Notes: 1 Samuel 1 StudyLight
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Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: 1 Samuel Enter the Bible
Background on the books of Samuel and their setting.
Sefaria: I Samuel 1 (Hebrew) Sefaria
Hebrew text with classic Jewish commentary.
BibleHub Interlinear: 1 Samuel 1:4 BibleHub
Hebrew text with parsing for word study.
BibleProject: 1 Samuel Overview BibleProject
Visual overview of the narrative of 1 Samuel.
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