1 Samuel 1:8

Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?

Cross-references

John 20:13 Parallel

John 20:13: angels ask Mary 'Why are you weeping?'—the same question Elkanah asks Hannah, though Mary mourns Jesus.

John 20:15 Parallel

John 20:15: Jesus asks Mary 'Why are you weeping?'—verbatim the question Elkanah poses to Hannah.

In 1 Thessalonians 5:14, Paul urges encouraging the fainthearted — Elkanah does exactly that for Hannah, comforting her in her distress.