1 Samuel 1:2
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.”1 Samuel 1:2
What Does 1 Samuel 1:2 Mean?
1 Samuel 1:2 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 1, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 1:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 25:21“And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.”Luke 1:7“And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.”Judges 13:2“And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.”2 Kings 4:14“And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.”Genesis 4:23“And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.”Genesis 11:30“But Sarai was barren; she had no child.”Genesis 16:1“Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.”Genesis 29:23“And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.”Genesis 29:31“And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.”Deuteronomy 21:15“If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:”Judges 8:30“And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.”1 Samuel 30:5“And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.”Matthew 19:8“He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.”Genesis 4:19“And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.”Luke 2:36“And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;”
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