1 Samuel 1:13
Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
Cross-references
Genesis 24:42–45
Parallel
In Genesis 24:42-45, Abraham's servant also prays silently in his heart, mirroring Hannah's silent prayer.
Nehemiah 2:4
Parallel
In Nehemiah 2:4, Nehemiah prays silently before answering the king, another example of silent prayer in a crisis.
Acts 2:13
Parallel
In Acts 2:13, the disciples are mocked as drunk during Pentecost, just as Hannah was thought drunk while praying.
Genesis 24:45
Parallel
In Genesis 24:45, the servant says 'before I had done speaking in mine heart' — identical to Hannah's heart-prayer.