And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before Jehovah, that Eli marked her mouth.
And it hath been, when she multiplied praying before Jehovah, that Eli is watching her mouth,
And it came to pass as she continued praying before Jehovah, that Eli marked her mouth.
1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
Voices3
(Moral Exposition) But because we have said these last things about the history, we are not acting amiss if we examine our learning somewhat more carefully in these words of sacred history. If therefore the order of events is sought, she first ate and drank, then had a bitter spirit, prayed to the Lord weeping abundantly, afterward made a vow, and multiplied her prayers. What does the multiplication of Anna's prayers signify, except that perfection of the elect to which the excellent Teacher exhorts us, saying: "Pray without ceasing" (1 Thess. 5:17)?
Gregory the Dialogist· Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 1, Chapter 2, 604patristic
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
This mistaken impression was immediately removed, and, in the words, "God grant," or rather, "will grant," was followed by an invocation which, as Hannah regarded it in the light of a prophecy pointing to the accomplishment of her earnest desire, dispelled her sadness, and filled her with confident hope [1Sa 1:18].
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray without ceasing.
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Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
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Ephesians 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
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Pray without ceasing.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
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Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
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Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
The verses this one reaches6
Pray without ceasing.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
