The Lord visited Hannah; and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew before the Lord.

It happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now his eyesight had begun to grow dim and he could not see well),

Thus Samuel grew and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fail.

The men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and struck them down as far as below Beth-car.

Now, here is the king walking before you, but I am old and gray, and behold my sons are with you. And I have walked before you from my youth even to this day.

The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron; his shield-carrier also walked before him.

Then David left his baggage in the care of the baggage keeper, and ran to the battle line and entered in order to greet his brothers.