Bible Strands
1 Samuel 1:27
I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Hannah addresses Eli the priest at the tabernacle in Shiloh, speaking immediately after disclosing her years of silent supplication and vow concerning her son.
The words — הִתְפַּלָּ֑לְתִּי (hit.pa.Lal.ti) means "I prayed," and יְהוָ֥ה (Yah.weh) identifies the covenant God who granted her specific petition.
The thread — The motif of answered petition runs through Psalm 66:19 and Psalm 118:5, while the assurance of possessing what is asked appears in 1 John 5:15.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to recognize that persistent prayer yields divine response and that answered requests demand immediate dedication to God.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
Cross-references
- 1 John 5:15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
- Psalms 66:19 But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
- Psalms 118:5 In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
- Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
- 1 Samuel 1:11 And she made a vow, saying, “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 touch his head.”
- Psalms 6:9 The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.
- Psalms 116:1 I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.