I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,
Parallel translations
- WEB I prayed for this child; and Yahweh has given me my petition which I asked of him.
- KJV For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
- NKJV For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him.
- NASB For this boy I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my request which I asked of Him.
- NLT I asked the Lord to give me this boy, and he has granted my request.
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Quick answer
Hannah declared that she prayed for this child and the Lord granted her petition. She openly credits God with answering her.
Overview
Hannah's testimony plainly attributes Samuel to the Lord who heard her. Her words echo the meaning of Samuel's name, marking him as asked of God and given by God. This public confession of answered prayer turns her private grief into corporate praise.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Jn 5:15And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
- Ps 118:5In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
- Matt 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- Ps 66:19–20But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
- Ps 6:9The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.
- 1 Sam 1:11–13And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”
- Ps 116:1–5I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.
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The rise of the anointed king after Israel's failed first choice points to the true Anointed One (Messiah means 'anointed'), the shepherd-king after God's own heart from Bethlehem.
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