How to find this?

Here is a question I am researching, if you can help let me know! Sometimes I don't find the right way to search.

I am reading a treatise on the Lord's prayer by Cyprian (hard copy). In it he says, "In the First book of Kings we are told that Anna prayed quietly and modestly to God in the recesses of her heart. Her prayer was secret but her faith was evident. She did not pray with her voice, but with her heart, for she knew in this way the Lord would hear her." It goes on a couple more sentences.

I did not remember an Anna in 1 Kings, so I searched for:

1. Anna in the Anchor Dictionary (not the right one)

2. Used Biblical people to find her

3. Searched 1 KIngs in ALL my Bibles for Anna, pray, secret, heart in case the name was something different in our translations.

4. Searched for Anna in 2 KIngs,and 1 and 2 Chronicles.

I don't find any woman there. Is there a search I am missing, or is this a mistake, or in this old document does 1 Kings mean something different?

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Damian McGrath

Dominick,

It's Hannah in 1 Samuel 1. Here, the First and Second Book of Kings refer to 1 and 2 Samuel.

Robert Pavich

Dominic,

I did a search in the entire library for

Anna NEAR prayed

It seems like it's from 1st Samuel 1:10.

I don't know anything beyond that.

NetworkGeek

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/138159#Comment_138159

It's Hannah in 1 Samuel 1. Here, the First and Second Book of Kings refer to 1 and 2 Samuel.

Thanks Damian and Robert. This is jogging something in my mind. What do you mean here 1 and 2 Kings refer to 1 and 2 Samuel? Were 1 and 2 Samuel part of 1 and 2 Kings in olden days? This seems to be jogging a story but I can't remember it.

Thanks!

Damian McGrath

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/138162#Comment_138162

This is jogging something in my mind. What do you mean here 1 and 2 Kings refer to 1 and 2 Samuel? Were 1 and 2 Samuel part of 1 and 2 Kings in olden days?

I knew when I hit reply that I should have been a bit more verbose.

In the Vulgate, 1 and 2 Samuel were the First and Second Book of Kings; 1-2 Kings (today) were the Third and Fourth Book of Kings. This comes from the Septuagint where the four books are the "Books of the Kingdoms"

Damian

NetworkGeek

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/138163#Comment_138163

Wonderful, thanks for the explanation Damian! Mystery solved!

Damian McGrath

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/138164#Comment_138164

You're welcome.