Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. But the boy was serving the Lord under the supervision of Eli the priest.
New American Standard Bible
Then Elkanah went to his home at
King James Version
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
Holman Bible
Elkanah went home to Ramah,
International Standard Version
Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah, while the boy was ministering to the LORD in the presence of Eli the priest.
A Conservative Version
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house, and the child ministered to LORD before Eli the priest.
American Standard Version
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest.
Amplified
Elkanah [and his wife Hannah] returned to Ramah to his house. But the child [Samuel] served the Lord
Bible in Basic English
Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child became the servant of the Lord under the direction of Eli the priest.
Darby Translation
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the boy ministered to Jehovah in the presence of Eli the priest.
Julia Smith Translation
And Elkanah will go to Ramah, to his house. And the boy was serving Jehovah in the face of Eli the priest.
King James 2000
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Elkanah went to Ramah, to his house. Now the boy was serving Yahweh {in the presence of} Eli the priest.
Modern King James verseion
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child served Jehovah before Eli the priest.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Elkanah went to Ramah, to his house, and the lad did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
New Heart English Bible
Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. The child served the LORD before Eli the priest.
The Emphasized Bible
Then went Elkanah to Ramah, unto his own house, - but, the boy, remained ministering unto Yahweh, before Eli the priest.
Webster
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest.
World English Bible
Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. The child did minister to Yahweh before Eli the priest.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Elkanah goeth to Ramath, unto his house, and the youth hath been serving Jehovah, in the presence of Eli the priest;
Themes
Elkanah » Father of samuel; a descendant of the preceding
Joy » Instances of » Of hannah, when samuel was born
Ramah » Also called ramathaim-zophim » Home of elkanah
Topics
Interlinear
Yalak
Bayith
Na`ar
Sharath
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 2:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eli's Evil Sons
10 The Lord shatters his adversaries; he thunders against them from the heavens. The Lord executes judgment to the ends of the earth. He will strengthen his king and exalt the power of his anointed one." 11 Then Elkanah went back home to Ramah. But the boy was serving the Lord under the supervision of Eli the priest. 12 The sons of Eli were wicked men. They did not recognize the Lord's authority.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:18
Now Samuel was ministering before the Lord. The boy was dressed in a linen ephod.
1 Samuel 3:1
Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli's supervision. Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.
1 Samuel 1:28
Now I dedicate him to the Lord. From this time on he is dedicated to the Lord." Then they worshiped the Lord there.
1 Samuel 1:19
They got up early the next morning and after worshiping the Lord, they returned to their home at Ramah. Elkanah had marital relations with his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.
1 Samuel 3:15
So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the Lord's house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.