… Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of the temple and Hannah was troubled in heart. “Lord of hosts, give your servant a boy, then I will give him to you all the days of his life.”
Now Hannah spoke in her heart. Only her lips moved. So Eli thought she was drunk and he scolded her. She answered, “Do not consider your servant a wicked woman, for I have been speaking out of the abundance of my complaint
and my provocation.” Then Eli answered, “Go in peace, the God of Israel will grant your petition.” So she went her way and wasn’t sad anymore. The next morning they returned to Ramah. Elkanah knew his beloved wife Hannah and the Lord remembered her. And Hannah became pregnant and prayed to God. When the time had come, Hannah bore a son and named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked the Lord for him.”