1 Samuel 1:1-2

Contemporary English Version

Hannah Asks the Lord for a Child

1 Elkanah lived in Ramah,^[a] a town in the hill country of Ephraim. His great-great-grandfather was Zuph, so Elkanah was a member of the Zuph clan of the Ephraim tribe. Elkanah's father was Jeroham, his grandfather was Elihu, and his great-grandfather was Tohu.

² Elkanah had two wives,^[b] Hannah and Peninnah. Although Peninnah had children, Hannah did not have any.