1 Samuel 1:8
Context1:8 Finally her husband Elkanah said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep and not eat? Why are you so sad? 1 Am I not better to you than ten 2 sons?”
1 Samuel 1:23
Context1:23 So her husband Elkanah said to her, “Do what you think best. 3 Stay until you have weaned him. May the Lord fulfill his promise.” 4
So the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.


[1:8] 1 tn Heb “why is your heart displeased?”
[1:8] 2 sn Like the number seven, the number ten is sometimes used in the OT as an ideal number (see, for example, Dan 1:20, Zech 8:23).
[1:23] 3 tn Heb “what is good in your eyes.”
[1:23] 4 tn Heb “establish his word.” This apparently refers to the promise inherent in Eli’s priestly blessing (see v. 17).