King James Version (KJV)
1 Samuel 1:14
“And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.”
Verse in context — 1 Samuel 1
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And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.
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Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
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And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
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And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I [am] a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
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Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
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The rise of Israel’s monarchy with Samuel, Saul, and David.
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