^{2 Ref} and he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

^{3 Ref} And this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice unto Jehovah of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests unto Jehovah, were there.

^{4 Ref} And when the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:

^{5 Ref} but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb.

^{6 Ref} And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb.