And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
Parallel translations
- WEB The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
- BSB Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow,
- NKJV Now the man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
- NASB Then the man Elkanah went up with all his household to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow.
- NLT The next year Elkanah and his family went on their annual trip to offer a sacrifice to the Lord and to keep his vow.
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Quick answer
Elkanah went up with his household to offer the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow. His ongoing faithfulness frames the family's worship.
Overview
Elkanah continues his steady devotion at Shiloh, fulfilling both the annual sacrifice and a vow. His faithfulness provides the godly home in which Samuel's early dedication unfolds. The verse also sets up Hannah's decision to delay her own journey until the child is weaned.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 1 Sam 1:3And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.
- Deut 12:11Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:
- Josh 24:15And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
- Ps 101:2I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
- Gen 18:19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
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