1 Samuel 1:23

1:23 So her husband Elkanah said to her, “Do what you think best. ¹  Stay until you have weaned him. May the Lord fulfill his promise.” ² 

So the woman stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

1 Samuel 2:27

The Lord Judges the House of Eli

2:27 A man of God came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Did I not plainly ³  reveal myself to your ancestor’s ⁴  house when they were in Egypt in the house of Pharaoh?

1 Samuel 25:17

25:17 Now be aware of this, and see what you can do. For disaster has been planned for our lord and his entire household. ⁵  He is such a wicked person ⁶  that no one tells him anything!”

[1:23]  ¹ tn Heb “what is good in your eyes.”

[1:23]  ² tn Heb “establish his word.” This apparently refers to the promise inherent in Eli’s priestly blessing (see v. 17).

[2:27]  ³ tn The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb for emphasis.

[2:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “to your father’s” (also in vv. 28, 30).

[25:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “all his house” (so ASV, NRSV); NAB, NLT “his whole family.”

[25:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “he is a son of worthlessness.”