1 Samuel 1:7

“And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.”

"And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat." - 1 Samuel 1:7
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What does 1 Samuel 1:7 mean?

The Bible verse 1 Samuel 1:7 from the King James Version (KJV) reads, "And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat." This verse is taken from the story of Hannah, a woman who longed for a…

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Year by Year: The Weight of Longing and Faithfulness

In the book of 1 Samuel 1:7, we encounter the poignant story of Hannah, a woman driven by deep desire and profound pain: "And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat." This passage…

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A Prayer of Healing and Comfort in Times of Grief

Heavenly Father, I come before You with a heart full of awe and reverence, reflecting upon the divine truths revealed in Your Word. Today, I focus on the poignant scene captured in 1 Samuel 1:7, "And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she…

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1 Samuel 1:7 - "And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat."
2 Samuel 7:1–29
1 Samuel 7:15 - "And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life."
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1 Samuel 14:7
1 Samuel 28:7
1 Samuel 8:7
1 Samuel 7:5 - "And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD."
1 Samuel 16:6-7
1 Samuel 8:7-9
1 Samuel 3:7 - "Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him."
1 Samuel 7:9 - "¶ And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him."
1 Samuel 7:13 - "¶ So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel."
1 Samuel 29:7 - "Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines."
1 Samuel 27:7 - "And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months."
1 Samuel 7:8 - "And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines."
1 Samuel 7:12 - "Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us."
1 Samuel 2:7 - "The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up."
1 Samuel 7:4 - "Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only."
"And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life." - 1 Samuel 7:15
1 Samuel 7:1 - "And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD."
1 Samuel 15:7 - "And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt."
From the day that the ark was lodged at Kiriath-jearim, a long time passed, some twenty years -- 1 Samuel 7:1
1 Samuel 10:7 - "And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee."
1 Samuel 7:17 - "And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD."
1 Samuel 7:6 - "And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh."
1 Samuel 18:7 - "And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands."
1 Samuel 8:7 - "And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them."
1 Samuel 7:11 - "And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car."