1 Samuel 1:21 – 2:10 narrates the details leading up to Samuel’s arrival at the tabernacle. The big focus in this section is Hannah and Elkanah’s response to the vow which has been made (1 Samuel 1:11) and Hannah’s subsequent prayer for Samuel (1 Samuel 2:1–10).
21 The man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow.