1 Samuel 1:2-6
1 Samuel 1:2
He had two wives. The name of the first wife was Hannah, and the name of the second, Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
1 Samuel 1:3
Every year Elkanah would leave his town and go to worship and sacrifice to the Lord Almighty at Shiloh, where Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were the Lord's priests.
1 Samuel 1:4
Whenever Elkanah offered a sacrifice, he would give portions of it to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.
1 Samuel 1:5
He would give an extra portion to Hannah, to show his love for her even though the Lord hadn't given her any children.
1 Samuel 1:6
Her rival—the other wife—would taunt her badly to upset her because the Lord hadn't given her any children.