1 Samuel 1:5

But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.

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Interpretation

Elkanah kept up his attendance at God's altar, notwithstanding the unhappy differences in his family. If the devotions of a family prevail not to put an end to its divisions, yet let not the divisions put a stop to the devotions.

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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 1:4-8.

1 Samuel 1:4 1 Samuel 1:5 1 Samuel 1:6 1 Samuel 1:7 1 Samuel 1:8

Glossary

Hannah Person: Favour, grace, one of the wives of Elkanah the Levite, and the mother of Samuel (1 Sam. 1; 2).