1 Samuel 2:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 2:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 2:11 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 2:11 — KJV
“And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.”
— 1 Samuel 2:11 (KJV)
1 Samuel 2:11 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 2:11
“But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:11: went, child, minister
“And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:11: child, minister, lord
“Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:11: went, house, child
“And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD. officers: Heb. offices”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:11: went, house, lord
“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.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:11: elkanah, ramah, house
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