1 Samuel 2 · Verse 21

1 Samuel 2:21

And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.
1 Samuel 2:21, King James Version

1 Samuel 2:21 in other translations

BSBSo the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
WEBThe LORD visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. The child Samuel grew before the LORD.
ASVAnd Jehovah visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before Jehovah.
YLTWhen Jehovah hath looked after Hannah, then she conceiveth and beareth three sons and two daughters; and the youth Samuel groweth up with Jehovah.
DARBYSo Jehovah visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew before Jehovah.
BBEAnd the Lord had mercy on Hannah and she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the young Samuel became older before the Lord.
WebsterAnd the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.

What does 1 Samuel 2:21 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:11-26

Samuel, being devoted to the Lord in a special manner, was from a child employed about the sanctuary in the services he was capable of. As he did this with a pious disposition of mind, it was called ministering unto the Lord. He received a blessing from the Lord. Those young people who serve God as well as they can, he will enable to improve, that they may serve him better. Eli shunned trouble and exertion. This led…

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1 Samuel 2:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
פָקַ֤דfa.Kadhe visitedH6485
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
חַנָּ֔הcha.NahHannahH2584
וַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harand she conceivedH2029
וַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH3205
שְׁלֹשָֽׁה\־she.lo.shah-threeH7969
בָנִ֖יםva.NimsonsH1121
וּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.Teiand twoH8147
בָנ֑וֹתva.NotdaughtersH1323
וַיִּגְדַּ֛לvai.yig.Daland he grew upH1431
הַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arthe ladH5288
שְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElSamuelH8050
עִם\־'im-withH5973
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \סYah.wehYahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 2:21

  • Luke 2:40

    And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

  • Genesis 21:1

    And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

  • 1 Samuel 3:19

    And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

  • 1 Samuel 2:26

    And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.

  • Judges 13:24

    And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.

  • Luke 1:80

    And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

  • Luke 1:68

    Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

  • 1 Samuel 1:19-20

    And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her. Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.

  • Luke 2:52

    And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
visited.
1:19,20; Ge 21:1; Lu 1:68
grew.
26; 3:19; Jud 13:24; Lu 1:80; 2:40,52

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 2:20

    And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The Lord give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the Lord. And they went unto their own home.

  • 1 Samuel 2:21

    And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 2:22

    Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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1 Samuel 2:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y visitó Jehová á Anna, y concibió, y parió tres hijos, y dos hijas. Y el joven Samuel crecía delante de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel visita Anne, et elle conçut, et enfanta trois fils et deux filles; et le jeune garçon Samuel grandissait auprès de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova suchte Hanna heim, und sie wurde schwanger; und sie gebar drei Söhne und zwei Töchter. Und der Knabe Samuel wurde groß bei Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Visitavit ergo Dominus Annam, et concepit, et peperit tres filios, et duas filias: et magnificatus est puer Samuel apud Dominum.