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THE OLD TESTAMENT
First Published by the English College at Douay
A.D. 1609 & 1610
and
THE NEW TESTAMENT
First Published by the English College at Rheims
A.D. 1582
With Annotations
The Whole Revised and Diligently Compared withthe Latin Vulgate by Bishop Richard ChallonerA.D. 1749-1752
This and the following Book are called by the Hebrews the books ofSamuel, because they contain the history of Samuel, and of the twokings, Saul and David, whom he anointed. They are more commonly named bythe Fathers, the first and second book of kings. As to the writer ofthem, it is the common opinion that Samuel composed the first book, asfar as the twenty-fifth chapter; and that the prophets Nathan and Gadfinished the first, and wrote the second book. See 1 Paralipomenon,alias 1 Chronicles, 29.29.
1 Kings Chapter 1
Anna the wife of Elcana being barren, by vow and prayer obtaineth a son:whom she calleth Samuel: and presenteth him to the service of God inSilo, according to her vow:
1:1. There was a man of Ramathaimsophim, of Mount Ephraim, and his namewas Elcana, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliu, the son of Thohu, theson of Suph, an Ephraimite:
An Ephraimite… He was of the tribe of Levi, 1. Par. 6.34, but iscalled an Ephraimite from dwelling in mount Ephraim.
1:2. And he had two wives, the name of one was Anna, and the name of theother Phenenna. Phenenna had children: but Anna had no children.
1:3. And this man went up out of his city upon the appointed days, toadore and to offer sacrifice to the Lord of hosts in Silo. And the twosons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were there priests of the Lord.
1:4. Now the day came, and Elcana offered sacrifice, and gave toPhenenna, his wife, and to all her sons and daughters, portions:
1:5. But to Anna he gave one portion with sorrow, because he loved Anna.And the Lord had shut up her womb.
1:6. Her rival also afflicted her, and troubled her exceedingly,insomuch that she upbraided her, that the Lord had shut up her womb:
1:7. And thus she did every year, when the time returned, that they wentup to the temple of the Lord: and thus she provoked her: but Anna wept,and did not eat.
1:8. Then Elcana, her husband, said to her: Anna, why weepest thou? andwhy dost thou not eat? and why dost thou afflict thy heart? Am not Ibetter to thee than ten children?
1:9. So Anna arose after she had eaten and drunk in Silo: And Heli, thepriest, sitting upon a stool before the door of the temple of the Lord;
1:10. As Anna had her heart full of grief, she prayed to the Lord,shedding many tears,
1:11. And she made a vow, saying: O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt lookdown, and wilt be mindful of me, and not forget thy handmaid, and wiltgive to thy servant a manchild: I will give hi