KJV ORIGINAL
Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So when the time came, after Hannah had become pregnant, she gave birth to a son and named him Samuel, saying, 'Because I asked the LORD for him.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Hannah gave birth to the son she had prayed for and named him Samuel, which means 'asked of God,' to remember how God answered her desperate prayer.
📚 Historical Context
Hannah was one of two wives of a man named Elkanah, but she was unable to have children while the other wife had many. This caused Hannah great pain and led her to pray desperately at the temple in Shiloh, where she promised God that if He gave her a son, she would dedicate him to serve God all his life.
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