Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou?.... Since it was a time of rejoicing, as every festival was, especially at the ingathering of the fruits of the earth:and why eatest thou not?
since they were at a feast, and she had the best part and portion of the provision:and why is thy heart grieved? to such a degree that she could neither eat nor drink:am not I better to thee than ten sons?