And Hannahprayed, and said, My heartrejoicethin the LORD, mine hornis exaltedin the LORD: my mouthis enlargedovermine enemies; becauseI rejoicein thy salvation. There is noneholyas the LORD: for there is nonebesidethee: neither is there any rocklike our God. Talknomoreso exceeding proudly; let not arrogancecome outof your mouth: forthe LORD is a Godof knowledge, and by him actionsare weighed. The bowsof the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbledare girdedwith strength. They that were fullhave hired out themselvesfor bread; and they that were hungryceased: so thatthe barrenhath bornseven; and she that hath manychildrenis waxed feeble. The LORDkilleth, and maketh alive: he bringeth downto the grave, and bringeth up. The LORDmaketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, andlifteth up. He raiseth upthe poorout of the dust, and lifteth upthe beggarfrom the dunghill, to set them amongprinces, and to make them inheritthe throneof glory: forthe pillarsof the earth are the LORD's, and he hath setthe worlduponthem. He will keepthe feetof his saints, and the wickedshall be silentin darkness; forby strengthshall nomanprevail. The adversariesof the LORDshall be broken to pieces; out of heavenshall he thunderuponthem: the LORDshall judgethe endsof the earth; and he shall givestrengthunto his king, and exaltthe hornof his anointed. And Elkanahwentto Ramahtohis house. And the childdidministerunto the LORDbeforeElithe priest. Now the sonsof Eli were sonsof Belial; they knewnotthe LORD. And the priests' customwiththe people was, that , when anymanofferedsacrifice, the priest's servantcame, while the fleshwas in seething, with a fleshhookof threeteethin his hand; And he struck it into the pan, orkettle, orcaldron, orpot; allthatthe fleshhookbrought upthe priesttookfor himself. Sothey didin Shilohunto allthe Israelitesthat camethither. Alsobeforethey burntthe fat, the priest's servantcame, and saidto the manthat sacrificed, Givefleshto roastfor the priest; for he will nothavesodden fleshofthee, butraw. And if any mansaiduntohim, Let them not fail to burnthe fatpresently, and then take as much asthy souldesireth; then he would answerhim, Nay ; butthou shalt give it me now: and ifnot, I will take it by force. Wherefore the sinof the young menwasverygreatbeforethe LORD: formenabhorredthe offeringof the LORD. But Samuelministeredbeforethe LORD, being a child, girdedwith a linenephod. Moreover his mothermadehim a littlecoat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came upwithher husbandto offerthe yearlysacrifice. And EliblessedElkanahand his wife, and said, The LORDgivethee seedofthiswomanforthe loanwhichis lentto the LORD. And they wentunto their own home. Andthe LORDvisitedHannah, so that she conceived, and borethreesonsand twodaughters. And the childSamuelgrewbeforethe LORD. Now Eliwas veryold, and heardallthathis sonsdidunto allIsrael; and howthey laywiththe womenthat assembled at the doorof the tabernacleof the congregation. And he saidunto them, Whydoye suchthings? forIhearof your evildealingsbyallthispeople. Nay, my sons; for it is nogoodreportthatIhear: ye make the LORD's peopleto transgress. Ifone mansinagainst another, the judgeshall judgehim: but ifa mansinagainst the LORD, whoshall entreatfor him? Notwithstandingthey hearkenednot unto the voiceof their father, becausethe LORDwouldslaythem. And the childSamuelgrewon, and was in favorbothwiththe LORD, and alsowithmen. And there camea manof GoduntoEli, and saiduntohim, Thussaiththe LORD, Did I plainly appearuntothe houseof thy father, when they werein Egyptin Pharaoh's house? And did I choosehim out of allthe tribesof Israel to be my priest, to offeruponmine altar, to burnincense, to wearan ephodbeforeme? and did I giveunto the houseof thy fatherallthe offerings made by fireof the childrenof Israel? Whereforekickye at my sacrificeand at mine offering, whichI have commanded in my habitation; and honorestthy sonsaboveme, to make yourselves fatwith the chiefestof allthe offeringsof Israelmy people? Whereforethe LORDGodof Israelsaith, I saidindeed that thy house, and the houseof thy father, should walkbeforeme forever: but nowthe LORDsaith, Be it farfrom me; forthem that honorme I will honor, and they that despiseme shall be lightly esteemed. Behold, the dayscome, that I will cut offthine arm, and the armof thy father's house, that there shall not bean old manin thine house. And thou shalt seean enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall giveIsrael: and there shall notbean old manin thine houseforever. And the manof thine, whom I shall notcut offfrommine altar, shall be to consumethine eyes, and to grievethine heart: and allthe increaseof thine houseshall diein the flower of their age. And this shall be a signunto thee, thatshall comeuponthy twosons, onHophniand Phinehas; in onedaythey shall diebothof them. And I will raise me upa faithfulpriest, that shall doaccording to that which is in mine heartand in my mind: and I will buildhim a surehouse; and he shall walkbeforemine anointedforever. And it shall come to pass, that every onethat is leftin thine houseshall come and crouchto him for a pieceof silverand a morselof bread, and shall say, Putme, I pray thee, intooneof the priests' offices, that I may eata pieceof bread.