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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When her husband Elkanah went up with all his family to offer the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The next year Elkanah and his family went on their annual trip to offer a sacrifice to the LORD and to keep his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now the man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the man Elkanah went up with all his household to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and <i>to pay</i> his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the man Elkanah went up with all his household to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and pay his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the man Elkanah went up with all his household to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and <i>pay</i> his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the man Elkanah went up with all his household to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice and <i>pay</i> his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the man Elkanah and all his household went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and <i>pay</i> his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Elkanah and all his household went up to make the annual sacrifice and his vow offering to the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Elkanah and all his household went up to make the annual sacrifice and his vow offering to the LORD,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto Jehovah the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The next time Elkanah and his family went to offer their yearly sacrifice, he took along a gift that he had promised to give to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />To keep his vow, Elkanah and his entire household again went to offer the annual sacrifice to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The time came again for Elkanah and his family to go to Shiloh and offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and the special sacrifice he had promised. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Elkanah went up with all his family to offer the yearly sacrifice to the LORD and pay his vow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This man Elkanah went up with all his family to make the yearly sacrifice to the LORD and to keep his vow,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and to redeem his vow and all the tithes of his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice and his vow. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the man Elkanah goes up, and all his house, to sacrifice to YHWH the sacrifice of the days, and his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the man Elkanah goeth up, and all his house, to sacrifice to Jehovah the sacrifice of the days, and his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the man Elkanah and all his house will go up to sacrifice to Jehovah the sacrifice of days, and his vow.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Elcana her husband went up, and all his house, to offer to the Lord the solemn sacrifice, and his vow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now her husband Elkanah ascended with his entire house, so that he might immolate to the Lord a solemn sacrifice, with his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The next time her husband Elkanah was going up with the rest of his household to offer the customary sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vows,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The man Elkanah and all his household went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and to pay his vow.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the man Hilkanah and all his household went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifices of his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the man Halqanah came up and all his household to sacrifice to LORD JEHOVAH a sacrifice of the days of his vow<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the man Helkana and all his house went up to offer in Selom the yearly sacrifice, and his vows, and all the tithes of his land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/1-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=213" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/1.htm">The Birth of Samuel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.” <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/511.htm" title="511: ’el·qā·nāh (N-proper-ms) -- From 'el and qanah; God has obtained; Elkanah, the name of several Israelites.">Then Elkanah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">his house</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way·ya·‘al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">went up</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2076.htm" title="2076: liz·bō·aḥ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To slaughter for sacrifice. A primitive root; to slaughter an animal.">to make</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the annual</a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077: ze·ḇaḥ (N-msc) -- A sacrifice. From zabach; properly, a slaughter, i.e. The flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice.">sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and to fulfill</a> <a href="/hebrew/5088.htm" title="5088: niḏ·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A vow. Or neder; from nadar; a promise; also a thing promised.">his vow,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>but 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.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5-7</a></span><br />Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. / To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks. / There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/30-2.htm">Numbers 30:2</a></span><br />If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:4-5</a></span><br />When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. / It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-13.htm">Psalm 66:13-14</a></span><br />I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You— / the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Genesis 28:20-22</a></span><br />Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear, / so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God. / And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-30.htm">Judges 11:30-31</a></span><br />Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand, / then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/27-2.htm">Leviticus 27:2-8</a></span><br />“Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons, / if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel. / Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/6-21.htm">Numbers 6:21</a></span><br />This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to the LORD for his separation, in addition to whatever else he can afford; he must fulfill whatever vow he makes, according to the law of his separation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-21.htm">Deuteronomy 23:21-23</a></span><br />If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. / But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin. / Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-14.htm">Psalm 50:14</a></span><br />Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/116-14.htm">Psalm 116:14</a></span><br />I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/2-9.htm">Jonah 2:9</a></span><br />But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">Matthew 5:33-37</a></span><br />Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ / But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; / or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Acts 18:18</a></span><br />Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-23.htm">Acts 21:23-24</a></span><br />Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow. / Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/1-3.htm">1 Samuel 1:3</a></b></br> And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, <i>were</i> there.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-19.htm">Genesis 18:19</a></b></br> For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/24-15.htm">Joshua 24:15</a></b></br> And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that <i>were</i> on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/21-19.htm">Annual</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-21.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">Elkanah</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">Elka'nah</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/18-25.htm">Household</a> <a href="/judges/21-18.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/judges/21-13.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-4.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/judges/13-13.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-4.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">Vow</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-3.htm">Yearly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-28.htm">Year's</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/2-19.htm">Annual</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-19.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-23.htm">Elkanah</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-11.htm">Elka'nah</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-20.htm">Household</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-14.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-19.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-25.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-20.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-13.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-17.htm">Vow</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-19.htm">Yearly</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-19.htm">Year's</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-1.htm">Elkanah, a Levite, having two wives, worships yearly at Shiloh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-4.htm">He cherishes Hannah, though barren, and provoked by Peninnah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-9.htm">Hannah in grief prays for a child</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-12.htm">Eli first rebuking her, afterwards blesses her</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">Hannah, having born Samuel, stays at home till he is weaned</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">She presents him, according to her vow, to the Lord</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Elkanah and all his house</b><br>Elkanah, a Levite from the hill country of Ephraim, is depicted as a devout man who leads his family in worship. The phrase "all his house" indicates the inclusion of his wives, children, and possibly servants, reflecting the patriarchal structure of ancient Israelite society. This communal aspect of worship underscores the importance of family unity in religious observance, as seen in other biblical narratives such as <a href="/joshua/24-15.htm">Joshua 24:15</a>, where Joshua declares, "As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."<p><b>went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD</b><br>The act of going "up" refers to the geographical ascent to Shiloh, where the tabernacle was located. This pilgrimage was part of the Israelites' religious duty, as prescribed in <a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Deuteronomy 16:16</a>, which required males to appear before the LORD three times a year. The "annual sacrifice" likely refers to the Feast of Tabernacles, Passover, or the Feast of Weeks, which were times of communal worship and celebration. This practice highlights the centrality of sacrificial worship in maintaining the covenant relationship with God.<p><b>and to fulfill his vow</b><br>Vows were solemn promises made to God, often in times of distress or need, as seen in <a href="/numbers/30-2.htm">Numbers 30:2</a>. Elkanah's vow may have been related to his prayer for a child, as vows were commonly associated with requests for divine intervention. The fulfillment of vows was a serious obligation, reflecting one's faithfulness and integrity before God. This act of fulfilling a vow also prefigures the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises through Jesus Christ, who is the "yes" and "amen" of all God's promises (<a href="/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">2 Corinthians 1:20</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elkanah.htm">Elkanah</a></b><br>A devout man from the hill country of Ephraim, Elkanah is the husband of Hannah and Peninnah. He is portrayed as a faithful worshiper of God, making annual pilgrimages to Shiloh to offer sacrifices.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hannah.htm">Hannah</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Hannah is a central figure in the surrounding account. She is Elkanah's wife, who was initially barren but later blessed with a son, Samuel, after fervent prayer.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/shiloh.htm">Shiloh</a></b><br>The religious center where the tabernacle was located during this period. It is the place where Elkanah and his family went to offer sacrifices to the LORD.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/annual_sacrifice.htm">Annual Sacrifice</a></b><br>This refers to the yearly pilgrimage and offering made by Israelites, as prescribed in the Law of Moses, to worship and honor God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/vow.htm">Vow</a></b><br>This likely refers to a specific promise made to God, possibly related to Hannah's vow concerning her son Samuel, which Elkanah supports and fulfills.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_worship.htm">Faithfulness in Worship</a></b><br>Elkanah's commitment to annual sacrifices demonstrates the importance of regular, faithful worship. As believers, we are called to prioritize our relationship with God through consistent worship and devotion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_vows.htm">The Importance of Vows</a></b><br>Making and fulfilling vows to God is a serious matter. We should be cautious and sincere in our commitments to God, ensuring that we follow through on our promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_leadership_in_spiritual_matters.htm">Family Leadership in Spiritual Matters</a></b><br>Elkanah leads his household in worship, setting an example of spiritual leadership. Families today can learn from his example by prioritizing spiritual activities and guiding their families in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_worship.htm">Community Worship</a></b><br>The practice of going to Shiloh for worship highlights the value of communal worship. Gathering with other believers strengthens our faith and encourages us in our walk with God.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">And his vow.</span>--Elkanah too had vowed a vow unto the Lord, in case his wife Hannah should have a son. It has been remarked that vows are characteristic of that particular age of the Judges; for instance, we have detailed accounts of Samson and Jephthan's vows, the oath in the Benjamite vow, &c.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Elkanah... went up.</span> When at the return of the year Elkanah went up as usual to Shiloh, Hannah remained at home, purposing to wait there till her son was old enough to be given to the Lord. This followed soon after his weaning, which in the East is delayed much longer than with us. In 2 Macc. 7:27 we find three years mentioned as the usual period of lactation, but the chief Jewish authorities make the time one year shorter. At three years old a child in the East would cease to be troublesome; but besides this, there was an order of women attached to the sanctuary (see on 1 Samuel 2:22), and probably regulations for the training of children devoted to the temple service. <span class="cmt_word">The yearly sacrifice,</span> lit. "sacrifice of days," would include among its duties the carrying to Shiloh of the tithes which were to be consumed before the Lord (<a href="/deuteronomy/12-17.htm">Deuteronomy 12:17, 18</a>), and the payment of those portions of the produce which belonged to Jehovah and the priests, and had become due during the year. <span class="cmt_word">His vow</span> shows that Elkanah had ratified Hannah's words, by adding thereto a thank-offering from himself. At Shiloh Samuel was to <span class="cmt_word">abide forever;</span> his dedication was to be for his whole life. And when Elkanah prays, <span class="cmt_word">Only the Lord establish his word,</span> it is evident that he and Hannah expected that a child born under such special circumstances would, like so many children of mothers long barren, be intended for some extraordinary work. The word of Jehovah referred to is that spoken by Eli in ver. 17, which contained not merely the assurance of the birth of a son, but a general confirmation and approval of all that Hannah had prayed for. In ver. 24 the Septuagint reads, "a bullock of three years old," probably on account of the one bullock mentioned in ver. 25; but as three-tenths of an ephah of flour formed the appointed meat offering for one bullock (<a href="/numbers/15-8.htm">Numbers 15:8-10</a>), the mention of a whole ephah confirms the reading three bullocks. Probably the one bullock in ver. 25 was the special burnt offering accompanying the solemn dedication of Samuel to Jehovah's service, while the other two were for Elkanah's usual yearly sacrifice, and the thank offering which he had vowed. At the end of the verse the Hebrews reads, "And the child was a child," the word in both places being <span class="accented">na'ar</span>, which may mean anything up to fifteen years of age. The child really was about three years old, and the Sept. is probably right in reading, "And the child was with them." Both the Vulgate, however, and the Syriac agree with the Hebrew. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/1-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Elkanah</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶלְקָנָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’el·qā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_511.htm">Strong's 511: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elkanah -- 'God has created', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּית֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֛עַל</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to make</span><br /><span class="heb">לִזְבֹּ֧חַ</span> <span class="translit">(liz·bō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2076.htm">Strong's 2076: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slaughter for sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the annual</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּמִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sacrifice</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֥בַח</span> <span class="translit">(ze·ḇaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2077.htm">Strong's 2077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and [to fulfill]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his vow,</span><br /><span class="heb">נִדְרֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(niḏ·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5088.htm">Strong's 5088: </a> </span><span class="str2">A promise, a thing promised</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/1-21.htm">1 Samuel 1:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/1-21.htm">1 Samuel 1:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/1-21.htm">1 Samuel 1:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/1-21.htm">1 Samuel 1:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/1-21.htm">1 Samuel 1:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/1-21.htm">1 Samuel 1:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/1-21.htm">1 Samuel 1:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/1-21.htm">1 Samuel 1:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/1-21.htm">1 Samuel 1:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/1-21.htm">1 Samuel 1:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/1-21.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 1:21 The man Elkanah and all his house (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/1-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 1:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 1:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/1-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 1:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 1:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>