I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.
Parallel translations
- WEB Therefore I have also given him to Yahweh. As long as he lives he is given to Yahweh.” He worshiped Yahweh there.
- KJV Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
- NKJV Therefore I also have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives he shall be lent to the Lord.” So they worshiped the Lord there.
- NASB So I have also dedicated him to the Lord; as long as he lives he is dedicated to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.
- NLT Now I am giving him to the Lord, and he will belong to the Lord his whole life.” And they worshiped the Lord there.
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Quick answer
Hannah gave Samuel back to the Lord for all his life, and worship followed. Her vow is fulfilled in a complete surrender of her son.
Overview
Hannah lends, or gives, her son wholly to the Lord, holding nothing back of the gift she had so desperately sought. Her self-giving devotion stands in sharp contrast to Eli's grasping sons. The chapter closes in worship, fittingly preparing for Hannah's song of praise that opens chapter two.
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Cross-references · 6
- Gen 24:26Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,
- Gen 24:52When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.
- 1 Sam 1:11And 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.”
- 2 Tim 3:15From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
- Gen 24:48Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
- 1 Sam 1:22but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”
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