1 Samuel 1:18

“And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.”

"And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad." - 1 Samuel 1:18
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What does 1 Samuel 1:18 mean?

The Bible verse 1 Samuel 1:18 in the King James Version (KJV) reads: "And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad." This verse comes from the story of Hannah, a woman who was barren and…

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Finding Grace in the Midst of Heartache

In the quiet despair of unfulfilled longing, we find ourselves echoed in the heartfelt story of Hannah, as narrated in 1 Samuel 1:18. The King James Version beautifully captures Hannah’s humility and faith: "And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman…

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A Prayer for Grace and Renewal in Times of Distress

O Most Gracious Father in Heaven, I come before You today with a heart full of longing and hope, echoing the words of Hannah as she cried out in desperation to You, "Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight." (1 Samuel 1:18 KJV). Lord, just as Hannah brought her burdens before…

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1 Samuel 18:9 - "And Saul eyed David from that day and forward."
1 Samuel 12:18 - "So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel."
1 Samuel 9:18 - "Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is."
1 Samuel 18:24 - "And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David."
1 Samuel 19:18 - "¶ So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth."
1 Samuel 18:12 - "¶ And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul."
1 Samuel 18:29 - "And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually."
1 Samuel 1:8 - "Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?"
1 Samuel 18:28 - "¶ And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him."
1 Samuel 18:20 - "And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him."
1 Samuel 18:14 - "And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him."
1 Samuel 18:18 - "And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?"
1 Samuel 18:15 - "Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him."
1 Samuel 18:1 - "And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul."
1 Samuel 3:18 - "And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good."
1 Samuel 18:3 - "Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul."
1 Samuel 14:18 - "And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel."
1 Samuel 18:2 - "And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house."
1 Samuel 30:18 - "And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives."
1 Samuel 18:16 - "But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them."
2 Samuel 18:1 - "And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them."
1 Samuel 23:18 - "And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house."