1 Samuel 2:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 2:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 2:20 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 2:20 — KJV
“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. loan...: or, petition which she asked, etc”
— 1 Samuel 2:20 (KJV)
1 Samuel 2:20 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 2:20
“The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:20: wife, lord, give
“And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:20: wife, give, seed
“And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. an...: or, the land of an homer, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:20: lord, seed, home
“And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:20: eli, lord, went
“And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:20: eli, lord, went
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