1 Samuel 2:20

King James Version (KJV)

And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.

Translations

1 Samuel 2:20 - Amplified Bible

And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, May the Lord give you children by this woman for the gift she asked for {and} gave to the Lord. Then they would go to their own home.

1 Samuel 2:20 - American Standard Version

And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Jehovah give thee seed of this woman for the petition which was asked of Jehovah. And they went unto their own home.

1 Samuel 2:20 - Bible in Basic English

And every year Eli gave Elkanah and his wife a blessing, saying, May the Lord give you offspring by this woman in exchange for the child you have given to the Lord. And they went back to their house.

1 Samuel 2:20 - Darby Bible

And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Jehovah give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to Jehovah. And they went to their own home.

1 Samuel 2:20 - English Standard Version

Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, "May the Lord give you children by this woman for the petition she asked of the Lord." So then they would return to their home.

1 Samuel 2:20 - King James Version

And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.

1 Samuel 2:20 - La Biblia de las Americas

Entonces Elì bendecìa a Elcana y a su mujer, y decìa: Que el SEÑOR te dé hijos de esta mujer en lugar del que ella dedicò al SEÑOR. Y regresaban a su casa.

1 Samuel 2:20 - The Message

1 Samuel 2:20 - New American Standard Bible

Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, "May the LORD give you children from this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD." And they went to their own home.

1 Samuel 2:20 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entonces Elì bendecìa a Elcana y a su mujer, y decìa: "Que el SEÑOR te dé hijos de esta mujer en lugar del que ella dedicò al SEÑOR." Y regresaban a su casa.

1 Samuel 2:20 - World English Bible

Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Yahweh give you seed of this woman for the petition which was asked of Yahweh. They went to their own home.

1 Samuel 2:20 - Young's Living Translation

And Eli blessed Elkanah, and his wife, and said, `Jehovah doth appoint for thee seed of this woman, for the petition which she asked for Jehovah;` and they have gone to their place.

1 Samuel 2:20 - Additional Comments

Notice Elkanah's other wife, Peninnah (1:2), was not mentioned. This even more justifying the case that marrying Peninnah was wrong, and he should have only married one, Hannah. See notes on vs 1:2.
Hannah gave Samuel to God, and now God is rewarding her with the riches of more children. God ALWAYS rewards us for a heart and sacrifice to Him (see Matt 19:29), albeit it may not be by replacing the same we gave, but in other ways. Our life becomes richer the more we devote it to God.
Note that if you give to God because you want to get from Him, you are giving for the wrong reasons, and it might actually decrease the blessings you could receive. How different from what the "prosperity gospel" preachers preach - they teach you to be greedy, to want for yourself, to see God as a Daddy Warbucks.

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