²¹ And the Lord was gracious to Hannah;^(A) she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew^(B) up in the presence of the Lord.

¹⁹ The Lord was with^(A) Samuel as he grew^(B) up, and he let none^(C) of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.

⁸⁰ And the child grew and became strong in spirit^[a];^(A) and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.

⁵² And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.^(A)