1 Samuel 1:16-20

Please don't think I'm a bad woman! I have been praying because of all my troubles and grief.”

“Go in peace, and may the God of Israel give you what you have asked him for,” Eli replied.

“Thank you for your kindness to your servant,” she said. Then she went on her way, had something to eat, and she didn't look sad any more.

Elkanah and Hannah got up early the next morning to worship the Lord and then they went home to Ramah. Elkanah made love to his wife Hannah, and the Lord honored her request.

In due course she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”