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1 Samuel 1:9-13

1 Samuel 1:9

Then Hannah got up after eating and drinking in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the temple of the Lord.

1 Samuel 1:10

She, greatly distressed, prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.

1 Samuel 1:11

And she made a vow and said, “Lord of armies, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your bond-servant and remember me, and not forget Your bond-servant, but will give Your bond-servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and a razor shall never come on his head.”

1 Samuel 1:12

Now it came about, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli was watching her mouth.

1 Samuel 1:13

As for Hannah, she was speaking in her heart, only her lips were quivering, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought that she was drunk.