2:11 Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. But the boy was serving the Lord under the supervision of
2:18 Now Samuel was ministering before the Lord. The boy was dressed in a linen ephod.
2:19 His mother used to make him a small robe and bring it up to him at regular intervals when she would go up with her husband to make the annual sacrifice.
2:20 Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife saying, “May the Lord raise up for you descendants
2:26 Now the boy Samuel was growing up and finding favor both with the Lord and with people.