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He had two wives. One was named Hannah, and the other was named Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

Every year this man went up from his city to worship and to offer sacrifices to the Lord of Armies[a] at Shiloh. Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were serving there as priests of the Lord.

On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he gave portions of food to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 1:3 Traditionally Lord of Hosts or Lord Sebaoth. God is the Lord of Armies because he rules the army of angels and the army of stars. If he rules over these great powers, he rules over everything.