1 Samuel 1:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 1:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 1:4 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portion..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 1:4 — KJV
“And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:”
— 1 Samuel 1:4 (KJV)
1 Samuel 1:4 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 1:4
“When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 1:4: gave, wife, daughters
“If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 1:4: wife, sons, daughters
“And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 1:4: gave, sons, daughters
“All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. words: or, matters”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 1:4: gave, sons, daughters
“Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 1:4: wife, sons, daughters
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