King James Version (KJV)
1 Samuel 1:16
“Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.”
Verse in context — 1 Samuel 1
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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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Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant [thee] thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
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And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more [sad].
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The rise of Israel’s monarchy with Samuel, Saul, and David.
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